See also: Sind

Danish

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Etymology

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A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (sense, perception, mind), from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

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Noun

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sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

  1. mind
  2. temper, disposition

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Estonian

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Pronoun

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sind

  1. partitive singular of sina

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sint. See sein for more. The modern spelling with d probably because nd is much more frequent in German than nt; perhaps also influenced by the present participle in -end.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zɪnt/, [zɪnt], (southern also) [sɪnt]
  • IPA(key): /zɪn/ (colloquial; chiefly central and southern Germany)
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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sind

  1. first-person plural present of sein
    Wir sind hier drüben.We are over here.
  2. second-person polite present of sein
    Wo sind Sie?Where are you? (polite form)
  3. third-person plural present of sein
    Da sind sie.There they are.

Usage notes

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  • Colloquially, the verb may contract with the following pronoun wir (we) into the form simmer.

Gothic

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Romanization

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sind

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

Middle English

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old English sind, plural present indicative of wesan (to be), from Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną (to be, become), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

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    sind

    1. (Early Middle English) plural present indicative of been

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    The usual plural form of been is aren in the North, been in the Midlands, and beth in the South; sind also existed, especially early on, but was not the predominant form in any area.

    Old English

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    Etymology

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      From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.

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      sind

      1. plural present indicative of wesan

      Old High German

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      From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ.

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      sind m

      1. way
      2. travel
      3. direction
      4. side

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      References

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      1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
      2. Wright, Joesph, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition (1906)

      Scots

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      Etymology

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      From Middle English sinden (to wash, rinse out), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (to swim).

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      sind

      1. (transitive) To rinse; swill; wash.
        NODES
      eth 1
      see 2