sind

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)

1. mind
2. temper, disposition

References

• “sind” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronoun

sind

1. partitive singular of sina

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

1. first-person plural present of sein

   Wir sind hier drüben. ― We are over here.

2. second-person polite present of sein

   Wo sind Sie? ― Where are you? (polite form)

3. third-person plural present of sein

   Da sind sie. ― There they are.

Romanization

sind

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

Alternative forms

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

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

1. (Early Middle English) plural present indicative of been

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

1. plural present indicative of wesan

Alternative forms

• sinth

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ.

Noun

sind m

1. way
2. travel
3. direction
4. side

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Wright, Joesph, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition (1906)

Alternative forms

• synd

Etymology

From Middle English sinden (“to wash, rinse out”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (“to swim”).

Verb

sind

1. (transitive) To rinse; swill; wash.