zin
English
Alternative forms
Noun
zin (countable and uncountable, plural zins)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Etymology 1
From Old Dutch sin, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz.
Noun
zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje n)
- (grammar) sentence
- desire, appetite; intention
- meaning, significance
- Wat is de zin van het leven? — What is the meaning of life?
- point, sense
- Dat heeft geen zin. — There's no point.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of zinnen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of zinnen
Anagrams
Latvian
Verb
zin
- incorrect form of verb form zina
Matal
Pronunciation
(deprecated use of |lang=
parameter) IPA(key): [ʒín] [1]
Verb
zin
- (intransitive) to smell
References
- ^ 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
- (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
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