sidan

See also: síðan

Australian Kriol

Verb

sidan

1. Alternative form of jidan

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *si-ida. Compare Tagalog sila.

Pronoun

sidan

1. they

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): sia

Etymology

From Old Norse síðan. Cognate with Swedish sen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²siːɑ(n)/, /²siːdɑ(n)/

Adverb

sidan

1. since

   Huset har stått her sidan 1922.

   The house has stood here since 1922.

2. because, since

   Sidan vêret er dårleg kan me ikkje vera lenge ute.

   Since the weather is bad we can't stay out for long.

3. ago

   for mange år sidan ― many years ago

See also

• siden (Bokmål)

References

• “sidan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

sidan

1. definite singular of sida

Anagrams

• sinad, snida

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin saeta (“bristle”); compare Irish síoda.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪdan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːdan/, /ˈsɪdan/

Noun

sidan m (plural sidanau, not mutable)

1. silk

Derived terms

• cynffon sidan (“waxwing”)
• papur sidan
• pryf sidan