sin-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sin"

Irish

Alternative forms

• sion-

Prefix

sin-

1. syn-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with sin-

• siongamacht (“syngamy”)

Related terms

• cuas-

Old English

Alternative forms

• sine-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Cognate with Old Frisian sin-, Old Saxon sin-, Old High German sin-, Old Norse sí-. Related to Old English sinnan (“to meditate on, care about, heed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sin/

Prefix

sin-

1. ever-, continual, perpetual
2. (poetic) huge, immense; very

Derived terms

• Old English terms prefixed with sin-

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

sin-

1. ever-, eternal-

Derived terms

• Old High German terms prefixed with sin-

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

sin-

1. ever-, eternal-

Derived terms

• Old Saxon terms prefixed with sin-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek, from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

Prefix

sin-

1. syn-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with sin-

Further reading

• “sin-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014