See also: sień, sieň, si̋en, and sien'

English edit

Noun edit

sien (plural siens)

  1. Obsolete spelling of scion

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Etymology edit

From Dutch zien, from Middle Dutch sien, from Old Dutch sian, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to see, notice).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sin/
  • (file)

Verb edit

sien (present sien, present participle siende or sienende, past participle gesien)

  1. to see

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Danish edit

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sien c

  1. definite singular of si

French edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin suus.

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sien (feminine sienne, masculine plural siens, feminine plural siennes)

  1. (archaic) his (that which belongs to him); her (that which belongs to her)

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sien

  1. accusative of sier

Low German edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon sīn. The infinitive sien along with the words is and sünd derive ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (to be), which had no separate infinitive in Germanic. The modern infinitive was probably back-formed in late Old Saxon from the former first-person plural subjunctive sīn (we be), since this form had become identical to the infinitive in other verbs during the late Old Saxon period. Compare also German sein, Dutch zijn.

The original infinitive is wesen, from Middle Low German wesen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from *h₂wes- (to reside). All the forms with initial w- (imperative and past tense) derive from this root. The infinitive wesen is still the most used one, but in general which one is used is a matter of personal preference and/or region.

Finally, the forms bün and büst derive from Proto-Germanic *beuną (to be, to become), from *bʰuH- (to become), which survives only as relic forms in the West Germanic languages and not at all in the others. Its infinitive and non-singular forms are only attested in (Old) English.

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sien (past singular weer, past participle wesen or west, auxiliary verb wesen)

  1. (only as the infinitive) Alternative form of wesen

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Middle Dutch edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Dutch sian, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

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sien

  1. to see
    • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
      Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.
      The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.
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  • Dutch: zien
    • Afrikaans: sien
    • Javindo: sien, siet
    • Jersey Dutch: zîn, zîne
  • Limburgish: zeen

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Dutch *sīan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīhwan.

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siën

  1. to filter, to seep
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Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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sien

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

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sien

  1. Alternative form of seien

Mirandese edit

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Etymology edit

From Latin sine.

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sien

  1. without

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Old Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěnь.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsi̯ɛːn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsiːn/

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sien f

  1. hall

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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *siuni (appearance, sight, face).

Cognate with Old Frisian siōne, siūne (face, countenance), Old Saxon siun (perception, vision, sight,), Old Norse sýn (face, appearance, countenance), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 (siuns, face, form, countenance).

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sīen f

  1. (senses) power of sight, vision
  2. the instrument of sight; eye; pupil
  3. appearance, countenance

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Etymology edit

Latin suum.

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sien

  1. (stressed) third-person singular possessive pronoun
    1. his
    2. her
    3. one's
    4. its

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  • chiefly used after an article (un, le, etc.) and before a noun. The noun may be omitted if clear from the context
    un sien fils
    his son
    enveierai le sien
    I will send his

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Romansch edit

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From Latin somnus.

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sien f (plural siens)

  1. (Sutsilvan) nap

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Saterland Frisian edit

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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sien

  1. feminine of sin
  2. neuter of sin
  3. plural of sin

References edit

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “sien”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

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Etymology edit

A development of older sen (sense, judgement) (compare Italian senno), influenced by conjugated forms of sentir (to feel) (compare siento (to feel)). Probably, through the intermediate of a Gallo-Romance source such as Old Occitan sen, from Vulgar Latin *sennus, of Germanic origin (compare Dutch zin (meaning, intention), German Sinn (sense, mind), Norwegian sinn (mind), Swedish sinne (mind, sense)), from Proto-West Germanic *sinn, from Proto-Indo-European *sentnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (to feel).

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sien f (plural sienes)

  1. (anatomy) temple (part of the skull on the side of the forehead)
  2. (in the plural, anatomy) temporal (temples of the head)

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Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

From Chinese (MC sjen).

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sien (1957–1982 spelling sien)

  1. immortal; god

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sien

  1. blood

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