sind

Danish

Etymology

A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsen/, [ˈsenˀ]
• Rhymes: -end

Noun

sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

1. mind
2. temper, disposition

Derived terms

• have i sinde at
• i sit stille sind

References

• “sind” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Estonian

Pronoun

sind

1. partitive singular of sina

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German

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪnt/
• IPA^(key): /zɪn/

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Verb

sind

1. first-person plural present of sein

   Wir sind hier. - We are here.

2. third-person plural present of sein

   (polite) Wo sind Sie? - Where are you?

   Da sind sie. - There they are.

Usage notes

Colloquially, the verb may contract with the following pronoun wir (“we”) into the form simmer.

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Gothic

Romanization

sind

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• sinden, sunden, syndan, syndon, synden, synd, senden, sonden

Etymology

From Old English sind, plural present indicative of wesan (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną (“to be, become”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Verb

sind

1. (Early Middle English) plural present indicative of been

Usage notes

The usual plural form of been is aren in the North, been in the Midlands, and beth in the South; sind also existed, especially early on, but was not the predominant form in any area.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sind/

Verb

sind

1. all persons plural present indicative of wesan

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• sinth

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinþaz.

Noun

sind m

1. way
2. travel
3. direction
4. side

Declension

Declension of sind (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	sind	sinda
accusative	sind	sinda
genitive	sindes	sindo
dative	sinde	sindum
instrumental	sindu	—

Derived terms

• gisind

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Wright, Joesph, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition (1906)

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Scots

Alternative forms

• synd

Etymology

From Middle English sinden (“to wash, rinse out”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (“to swim”).

Verb

sind

1. (transitive) To rinse; swill; wash.