sinder
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sindrą (“dross, cinder, slag”), from Proto-Indo-European *sendʰro- (“coagulating fluid, scale, cinder”). Akin to Old High German sintar (“cinder”), Middle Low German sinder (“cinder”), Old Norse sindr (“cinder”), Old Church Slavonic сядра (sjadra, “lime cinder, gypsum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsinder/
Noun
sinder n
- cinder, ashes
- dross, scoria, slag
Declension
Declension of sinder (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sinder | sinder |
| accusative | sinder | sinder |
| genitive | sindres | sindra |
| dative | sindre | sindrum |
Descendants
- English: cinder