sind
Danish edit
Etymology edit
A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sind” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian edit
Pronoun edit
sind
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- IPA(key): /zɪnt/, [zɪnt], (southern also) [sɪnt]
- IPA(key): /zɪn/ (colloquial; chiefly central and southern Germany)
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Verb edit
sind
- first-person plural present of sein
- Wir sind hier drüben. ― We are over here.
- second-person polite present of sein
- Wo sind Sie? ― Where are you? (polite form)
- third-person plural present of sein
- Da sind sie. ― There they are.
Usage notes edit
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
sind
- Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Verb edit
sind
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sind
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ.
Noun edit
sind m
Declension edit
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sind | sinda |
accusative | sind | sinda |
genitive | sindes | sindo |
dative | sinde | sindum |
instrumental | sindu | — |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Wright, Joesph, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition (1906)
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English sinden (“to wash, rinse out”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (“to swim”).
Verb edit
sind
- (transitive) To rinse; swill; wash.