sien

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See also: si̋en and sień

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

sien (plural siens)

  1. Obsolete spelling of scion

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Afrikaans[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch zien.

Verb[edit]

sien (present sien, present participle siende or sienende, past participle gesien)

  1. to see

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Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

sien c

  1. singular definite of si

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin suus.

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Adjective[edit]

sien (feminine singular sienne, masculine plural siens, feminine plural siennes)

  1. (archaic) his (that which belongs to him); her (that which belongs to her)

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Low German[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon sīn. The infinitive sien along with the words is and sünd derive ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), which had no separate infinitive in Germanic. The modern infinitive was probably back-formed in late Old Saxon from the former first-person plural subjunctive sīn (“we be”), since this form had become identical to the infinitive in other verbs during the late Old Saxon period. Compare also German sein, Dutch zijn.

The original infinitive is wesen, from Middle Low German wesen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from *h₂wes- (“to reside”). All the forms with initial w- (imperative and past tense) derive from this root. The infinitive wesen is still the most used one, but in general which one is used is a matter of personal preference and/or region.

Finally, the forms bün and büst derive from Proto-Germanic *beuną (“to be, to become”), from *bʰuH- (“to become”), which survives only as relic forms in the West Germanic languages and not at all in the others. Its infinitive and non-singular forms are only attested in (Old) English.

Verb[edit]

sien (past singular weer, past participle wesen or west, auxiliary verb wesen)

  1. (only as the infinitive) Alternative form of wesen

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of sien (irregular verb)
infinitive sien
indicative present preterite
1st person singular bün weer
2nd person singular büst weerst
3rd person singular is weer
plural sünd weren
imperative present —
singular wes
plural west
participle present past
sien wesen, west
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Dutch sian, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

sien

  1. to see
    • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
      Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.
      The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.
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Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Dutch *sīan, from Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

siën

  1. to filter, to seep
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb[edit]

sien

  1. inflection of wēsen:
    1. first-person and third-person plural present indicative
    2. first-person and third-person plural present subjunctive

Further reading[edit]

  • “sien (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “siën”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “sien (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “siën”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

sien

  1. Alternative form of seien

Mirandese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin sine.

Preposition[edit]

sien

  1. without

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *siuniz (“appearance, sight, face”), from *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Cognate with Old Frisian siōne, siūne (“face, countenance”), Old Saxon siun (“vision, sight”), Old Norse sýn (“face, appearance, countenance”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 (siuns, “face, form, countenance”).

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Noun[edit]

sīen f

  1. (West Saxon) (senses) power of sight, vision
  2. (West Saxon) eye; pupil
  3. (West Saxon) appearance, countenance

Declension[edit]

Declension of sien (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sīen sīene, sīena
accusative sīen, sīene sīene, sīena
genitive sīene sīena
dative sīene sīenum

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin seum.

Adjective[edit]

sien

  1. (stressed) third-person singular possessive pronoun
    1. his
    2. her
    3. one's
    4. its

Usage notes[edit]

  • chiefly used after an article (un, le, etc.) and before a noun. The noun may be omitted if clear from the context
    un sien fils
    his son
    enveierai le sien
    I will send his

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Romansch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin somnus.

Noun[edit]

sien f (plural siens)

  1. (Sutsilvan) nap

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A development of older sen (“sense, judgement”) (compare Italian senno), influenced by conjugated forms of sentir (“to feel”) (compare siento (“I feel”)). Ultimately of Germanic origin (compare Dutch zin (“meaning, intention”), German Sinn (“sense, mind”), Norwegian sinn (“mind”), Swedish sinne (“mind, sense”)), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sentnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sjen/
  • Homophone: cien (seseante dialects)
  • Rhymes: -en

Noun[edit]

sien f (plural sienes)

  1. temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead)

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