sinni

See also: Sinni

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sinn, a borrowing from Middle Low German.

Noun

sinni n (genitive singular sinnis, nominative plural sinni)

1. disposition, mind

   Synonyms: hugur, geð

2. opinion

   Synonyms: skoðun, álit

Declension

declension of sinni

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sinni	sinnið	sinni	sinnin
accusative	sinni	sinnið	sinni	sinnin
dative	sinni	sinninu	sinnum	sinnunum
genitive	sinnis	sinnisins	sinna	sinnanna

Derived terms

• vera glaður í sinni (to be light-hearted)
• vera sama sinnis (to be of the same opinion)
• uppgjafarsinni

Etymology 2

Determiner

sinni

1. feminine dative singular of sinn

Declension

Possessive pronouns (eignarfornöfn)
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sinn	sín	sitt		sínir	sínar	sín
accusative	sinn	sína	sitt		sína	sínar	sín
dative	sínum	sinni	sínu		sínum	sínum	sínum
genitive	síns	sinnar	síns		sinna	sinna	sinna

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Livonian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish sininen.

Adjective

siņņi

1. blue

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Old Irish

Etymology

From *sisni, dissimilated from Proto-Celtic *snisni (compare Welsh nini).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʲin͈ʲi/

Pronoun

sinni (emphatic)

1. we

   Is sinni. ― It is we.

   Synonyms: nini, sisni, snisni

Descendants

• Irish: sinn
• Scottish Gaelic: sinn
• Manx: shin

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinþô, *gasinþô (“companion”). Cognate with Old English ġesīþ, Old Saxon gisīth, Old High German gisind, gisindo, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰 (gasinþa), 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰 (gasinþja).

Noun

sinni m (genitive sinna, plural sinnar)

1. (poetic) follower, companion

Declension

  Declension of sinni (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sinni	sinninn	sinnar	sinnarnir
accusative	sinna	sinnann	sinna	sinnana
dative	sinna	sinnanum	sinnum	sinnunum
genitive	sinna	sinnans	sinna	sinnanna

References

• “sinni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press