Middle Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the present plural forms of wesen, which were always identical to the infinitive in Middle Dutch.

Verb edit

sijn

  1. alternative infinitive of wesen
Descendants edit
  • Dutch: zijn
  • Limburgish: zeen

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.

Determiner edit

sijn

  1. his
  2. its
Inflection edit
Determiner
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative sijn sine sijn sine
Accusative sinen sine sijn sine
Genitive sijns siere sijns siere
Dative sinen siere sinen sinen


Descendants edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

sijn

  1. first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen

Further reading edit