zinnen

See also: Zinnen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zin‧nen
• Rhymes: -ɪnən

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

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

Verb

zinnen

1. (intransitive) to contemplate, to plot

Inflection

Conjugation of zinnen (strong class 3)
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	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.

Derived terms

• bezinnen
• 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.

Inflection

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	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.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zinnen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of zin

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German zinīn, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German.

Zinn +‎ -en; cognates include obsolete English tinnen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɪnən/

• Audio:

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Adjective

zinnen (not comparable)

1. tin, tinnen (made of tin)

Further reading

• “zinnen” in Duden online