*sīnaz
Runic: ᛊᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.nɑz/determiner
Meanings
his/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *séynos, equivalent to the genitive form of Proto-Germanic *se.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Descendants
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*sīn (Proto-West Germanic)
- sīn (Old English)
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*sīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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sīn (Old Dutch)
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sijn (Middle Dutch)
- zijn (Dutch)
- zeen (Limburgish)
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sijn (Middle Dutch)
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sīn (Old Dutch)
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*sīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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sīn (Old Frisian)
- sin (Saterland Frisian)
- syn (West Frisian)
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sīn (Old Frisian)
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*sīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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sīn (Old High German)
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sīn (Middle High German)
- siin (Alemannic German)
- sei (Bavarian)
- zain, soi (Cimbrian)
- sein (German)
- sein (Hunsrik)
- säin (Luxembourgish)
- זײַן (zayn) (Yiddish)
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sīn (Middle High German)
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sīn (Old High German)
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*sīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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sīn (Old Saxon)
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sîn (Middle Low German)
- sien (German Low German)
- sien (Low German)
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sîn (Middle Low German)
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sīn (Old Saxon)
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sínn (Old Norse)
- sin (Danish)
- sín (Faroese)
- sinn (Icelandic)
- sin (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sin (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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sínn (Old Norse)
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sīn (Old Swedish)
- sin (Swedish)
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sīn (Old Swedish)
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sinn (Old Norse)
- sin (Danish)
- sín (Faroese)
- sinn (Icelandic)
- sin (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sin (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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sinn (Old Norse)
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sīn (Old Swedish)
- sin (Swedish)
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sīn (Old Swedish)
- 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins) (Gothic)