siin

See also: -siin, siin', síin, and šíin

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

si

Etymology

From Middle High German sīn, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz (“his/hers/its/their own”). Cognate with German sein, Dutch zijn, West Frisian syn, Icelandic sinn.

Pronunciation

(Zürich) IPA^(key): /siːn/

Determiner

siin

his
her

Usage notes

Compare miin for the peculiar declension of following adjectives.

Declension

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative/accusative	siin	sini	siis	sini
dative	siim	siner(e)	siim	sine

Estonian

Adverb

siin (not comparable)

here (close)

Ingrian

Etymology

Etymologically the locative of se. Cognates include Finnish siinä and Estonian siin.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːnæ/, [ˈs̠iːn]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːn/, [ˈʃiːn]
Rhymes: -iːn
Hyphenation: siin

Pronoun

siin

inessive singular of se: there
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri‎^[1], volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
  Se ono senel mäel, no miä jo mont vootta siin en oo käynt.
  It's on that hill, but I haven't gone there for god knows how many years.

Determiner

siin

inessive singular of se: in that

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 531

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Pronoun

siin

(interrogative) where

Somali

Verb

siin

to give

Tetum

Adjective

siin

sour

Votic

Etymology

From the inessive *siinä of Proto-Finnic *se. Cognate with Finnish siinä.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːn/, [ˈsʲiːn]
Rhymes: -iːn
Hyphenation: siin

Adverb

siin

(static) here

References

Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “siin”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

	proximal	distal	interrogative
motion towards	siia	sinna	kuhu
location inside	siin	seal	kus
motion from	siit	sealt	kust