soin

See also: söin

Basque

Noun

soin

1. body

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• zèinan, sain

Etymology

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn (“to be”). Cognate with German sein.

Verb

soin

1. (Luserna) to be

References

• “soin” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: soin
• IPA^(key): /ˈsoi̯n/, [ˈs̠o̞i̯n]

Etymology 1

Noun

soin

1. Instructive plural form of suo.

Etymology 2

Verb

soin

1. First-person singular indicative present form of soida.
2. First-person singular indicative past form of soida.

Etymology 3

Verb

soin

1. First-person singular indicative past form of suoda.

Anagrams

• ison, onsi, osin

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French

Etymology

From Middle French soin, from Old French soing (“care”), from Frankish *sunnija (“worry, care, concern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, *sunþijō (“truth, care, responsibility”), from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥t-, *sent- (“being, true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-, *h₁esmi- (“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

Further reading

• “soin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• oins, Sion

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

soin f

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