*siniz
Runic: ᛊᛁᚾᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsi.niz/adjective · i-stem
Meanings
old
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sénos (‘of last year, old’) with change to an i-stem. Cognate with Lithuanian sẽnas (‘old, previous, ancient’), Latin senex (‘old, aged, advanced in years; old man’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | siniz | sinī | sinį, -jatō | sinjai | sinjôz | sinjō |
| Acc. | sinjanǭ | sinjǭ | sinį, -jatō | sinjanz | sinjōz | sinjō |
| Gen. | sinjas, sinis | sinjaizōz | sinjas, sinis | sinjaizǫ̂ | sinjaizǫ̂ | sinjaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | sinjammai | sinjaizōi | sinjammai | sinjaimaz | sinjaimaz | sinjaimaz |
| Inst. | sinjanō | sinjaizō | sinjanō | sinjaimiz | sinjaimiz | sinjaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sinjô | sinjǭ | sinjô | sinjaniz | sinjōniz | sinjōnō |
| Acc. | sinjanų | sinjōnų | sinjô | sinjanunz | sinjōnunz | sinjōnō |
| Gen. | sininiz | sinjōniz | sininiz | sinjanǫ̂ | sinjōnǫ̂ | sinjanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | sinini | sinjōni | sinini | sinjammaz | sinjōmaz | sinjammaz |
| Inst. | sininē | sinjōnē | sininē | sinjammiz | sinjōmiz | sinjammiz |
Descendants
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sine- (Old English)
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sin-, sen- (Middle English)
- sengreen (English)
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sin-, sen- (Middle English)
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sin- (Old English)
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sin-, sen- (Middle English)
- sengreen (English)
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sin-, sen- (Middle English)
- sin (Old Frisian)
- sin (Old Saxon)
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sin- (Old High German)
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singrüene, sinhol, sinwel, sintvluot, sintvluz, sintvarwe, sintwāc (Middle High German)
- Sintflut, Singrün (German)
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singrüene, sinhol, sinwel, sintvluot, sintvluz, sintvarwe, sintwāc (Middle High German)
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sina (Old Norse)
- sina (Icelandic)
- sina (Norwegian)
- sina (Swedish)
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sí- (Old Norse)
- sina (Icelandic)
- sina (Norwegian)
- sina (Swedish)
- *𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 (Gothic)