zinnen

See also: Zinnen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zin‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɪnən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sinnen, from Old Dutch *sinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinnan, from Proto-Indo-European *sent-n-, a nasal suffix present from the root *sent- (“to feel”).

Verb

zinnen

1. (intransitive) to contemplate, to plot

Conjugation

Conjugation of zinnen (strong class 3a)
infinitive	zinnen
past singular	zon
past participle	gezonnen
infinitive	zinnen
gerund	zinnen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zin	zon
2nd person sing. (jij)	zint, zin2	zon
2nd person sing. (u)	zint	zon
2nd person sing. (gij)	zint	zont
3rd person singular	zint	zon
plural	zinnen	zonnen
subjunctive sing.1	zinne	zonne
subjunctive plur.1	zinnen	zonnen
imperative sing.	zin
imperative plur.1	zint
participles	zinnend	gezonnen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• bezinnen
• ontzinnen
• verzinnen

Etymology 2

From zin (“desire”) +‎ -en.

Verb

zinnen

1. (transitive) to satisfy, to please

   Dat zint mij niet.

   I am not satisfied with that.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zinnen (weak)
infinitive	zinnen
past singular	zinde
past participle	gezind
infinitive	zinnen
gerund	zinnen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zin	zinde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zint, zin2	zinde
2nd person sing. (u)	zint	zinde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zint	zinde
3rd person singular	zint	zinde
plural	zinnen	zinden
subjunctive sing.1	zinne	zinde
subjunctive plur.1	zinnen	zinden
imperative sing.	zin
imperative plur.1	zint
participles	zinnend	gezind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zinnen

1. plural of zin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zinīn, from Old High German zinīn. Equivalent to Zinn +‎ -en; cognates include obsolete English tinnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɪnən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

zinnen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zinnener, not comparable)

1. (relational) tin

Declension

Positive forms of zinnen (uncomparable, no predicate)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		—	—	—	—
strong declension (without article)	nominative	zinnener	zinnene	zinnenes	zinnene
	genitive	zinnenen	zinnener	zinnenen	zinnener
	dative	zinnenem	zinnener	zinnenem	zinnenen
	accusative	zinnenen	zinnene	zinnenes	zinnene
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der zinnene	die zinnene	das zinnene	die zinnenen
	genitive	des zinnenen	der zinnenen	des zinnenen	der zinnenen
	dative	dem zinnenen	der zinnenen	dem zinnenen	den zinnenen
	accusative	den zinnenen	die zinnene	das zinnene	die zinnenen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein zinnener	eine zinnene	ein zinnenes	(keine) zinnenen
	genitive	eines zinnenen	einer zinnenen	eines zinnenen	(keiner) zinnenen
	dative	einem zinnenen	einer zinnenen	einem zinnenen	(keinen) zinnenen
	accusative	einen zinnenen	eine zinnene	ein zinnenes	(keine) zinnenen

Further reading

• “zinnen” in Duden online