zin

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See also: zîn and zin-

English

white zin

Alternative forms

Noun

zin (countable and uncountable, plural zins)

  1. (informal) Zinfandel wine



Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch sin, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz.

Noun

zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje n)

  1. (grammar) sentence
  2. desire, appetite; intention
  3. meaning, significance
    Wat is de zin van het leven? — What is the meaning of life?
  4. point, sense
    Dat heeft geen zin. — There's no point.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

Template:nl-verb-form

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of zinnen
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of zinnen

Anagrams


Latvian

Verb

zin

  1. incorrect form of verb form zina

Matal

Pronunciation

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA(key): [ʒín] [1]

Verb

zin

  1. (intransitive) to smell

References

  1. ^ Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978) “zin”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 49

Middle Dutch

Noun

zin

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative spelling of sin

Yola

Etymology

From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (compare West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (sun).

Noun

zin

  1. sun