sind

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈsen/, [ˈsenˀ]
Rhymes: -end

NounEdit

sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

mind
temper, disposition

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

“sind” in Den Danske Ordbog

EstonianEdit

PronounEdit

sind

partitive singular of sina

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /zɪnt/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /zɪn/ (colloquial; chiefly central and southern Germany, Austria)
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VerbEdit

sind

first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. ― We are over here.
third-person plural present of sein
Wo sind Sie? ― Where are you? (polite form)

Da sind sie. ― There they are.

Usage notesEdit

Colloquially, the verb may contract with the following pronoun wir (“we”) into the form simmer.

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

sind

Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

sinden, sunden, syndan, syndon, synden, synd, senden, sonden

EtymologyEdit

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.

VerbEdit

sind

(Early Middle English) plural present indicative of been

Usage notesEdit

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 EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.