sin-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sin"
Irish
Alternative forms
- sion-
Prefix
sin-
- syn-
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with sin-
- siongamacht (“syngamy”)
Related terms
- cuas-
Old English
Alternative forms
- sine-
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Cognate with Old Frisian sin-, Old Saxon sin-, Old High German sin-, Old Norse sí-. Related to Old English sinnan (“to meditate on, care about, heed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin/
Prefix
sin-
- ever-, continual, perpetual
- (poetic) huge, immense; very
Derived terms
- Old English terms prefixed with sin-
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.
Prefix
sin-
- ever-, eternal-
Derived terms
- Old High German terms prefixed with sin-
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.
Prefix
sin-
- ever-, eternal-
Derived terms
- Old Saxon terms prefixed with sin-
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek, from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).
Prefix
sin-
- syn-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with sin-
Further reading
- “sin-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014