soin

See also: söin

Basque

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Basque *soin, further origin unknown.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /s̺oi̯n/ [s̺õĩ̯n]
• Rhymes: -oi̯n
• Hyphenation: soin

Noun

soin inan

1. shoulder

   Synonyms: sorbalda, soinburu (rare)

2. body (as a place where clothes are worn)
3. (rare) dress

   Synonyms: soineko, janzki

Declension

Declension of soin (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	soin	soina	soinak
ergative	soinek	soinak	soinek
dative	soini	soinari	soinei
genitive	soinen	soinaren	soinen
comitative	soinekin	soinarekin	soinekin
causative	soinengatik	soinarengatik	soinengatik
benefactive	soinentzat	soinarentzat	soinentzat
instrumental	soinez	soinaz	soinez
inessive	soinetan	soinean	soinetan
locative	soinetako	soineko	soinetako
allative	soinetara	soinera	soinetara
terminative	soinetaraino	soineraino	soinetaraino
directive	soinetarantz	soinerantz	soinetarantz
destinative	soinetarako	soinerako	soinetarako
ablative	soinetatik	soinetik	soinetatik
partitive	soinik	—	—
prolative	sointzat	—	—

Derived terms

• soinbera (“mollusc”)
• soinburu (“shoulder”)
• soinean (“on the shoulders”)
• soineko (“dress”)
• soinekoak urratu
• soinez soin
• soingain (“shoulder”)
• soingaineko
• soingurutze
• soinka
• soinkari

 

Further reading

• “soin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “soin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• zèinan, sain

Etymology

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn (“to be”), suppletion of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) and *beuną (“to be, exist, become”).

Verb

soin (irregular, third-person singular present indicative iz, past participle gebest, auxiliary soin)

1. (Luserna) to be

   Bobrall du geast, gedenkhte ber du pist. ― Wherever you go, remember who you are.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• infinitive: soin
• auxiliary: soin
• 1st person present indicative: pinn
• 2nd person present indicative: pist
• 3rd person present indicative: iz
• past participle: gebest

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoi̯n/, [ˈs̠o̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -oin
• Syllabification^(key): soin

Etymology 1

Noun

soin

1. instructive plural of suo

Etymology 2

Verb

soin

1. first-person singular present/past indicative of soida

Etymology 3

Verb

soin

1. first-person singular past indicative of suoda

Anagrams

• ison, onsi, osin, soni

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French soin, from Old French soing (“care”), from Frankish *sunnija (“worry, care, concern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (“truth, care, responsibility”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts (“being, true”), from *h₁es- (“to be”). Cognate with Old High German sunna, sunne (“truth, need, necessity, apology, justification”), Old Norse syn (“denial”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja, “truth”). More at sooth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -wɛ̃

Noun

soin m (plural soins)

1. care

Derived terms

• autosoins
• avoir soin
• être aux petits soins
• feuille de soins
• premiers soins
• prendre soin
• soins intensifs

 

Further reading

• “soin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• oins, Sion

Irish

Pronoun

soin

1. Nonstandard spelling of sin.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
soin	shoin after an, tsoin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From the root of sònraichte (“special, notable”).

Noun

soin f

1. esteem
2. (music) note
3. sound