sind
Danish
Etymology
A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsen/, [ˈsenˀ]
- Rhymes: -end
Noun
sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)
Derived terms
References
- “sind” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian
Pronoun
sind
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /zɪnt/, [zɪnt], (southern also) [sɪnt]
- IPA(key): /zɪn/ (colloquial; chiefly central and southern Germany)
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Verb
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
Gothic
Romanization
sind
- romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited 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
sind
- (Early Middle English) plural present indicative of been
Usage notes
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
Alternative forms
- aron, arun — Northumbrian
- earun — Vespasian Psalter
- synd, sient, siont
- sindon, sindun
- siondan — Kentish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sind/
Verb
sind
Old High German
Alternative forms
- sinth
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ.
Noun
sind m
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sind | sindā, sinda |
| accusative | sind | sindā, sinda |
| genitive | sindes | sindo |
| dative | sinde | sindum |
| instrumental | sindu | — |
Derived terms
References
- Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), 6th edition
- Wright, Joseph (1906), An Old High German Primer[2], second edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English sinden (“to wash, rinse out”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (“to swim”).
Verb
sind