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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sinnaz.
Noun
*sinn m
- sense, perception
- sense, meaning
- reason, mental faculty
- way, direction
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*sinn
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| Genitive
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*sinnas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*sinn
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*sinnō, *sinnōs
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| Accusative
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*sinn
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*sinnā
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| Genitive
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*sinnas
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*sinnō
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| Dative
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*sinnē
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*sinnum
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| Instrumental
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*sinnu
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*sinnum
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Descendants
- Old Frisian: sinn, sin
- Saterland Frisian: Sin
- West Frisian: sin
- Old Saxon: *sinn
- Middle Low German: sin
- German Low German: Sinn
- → Danish: sind
- → Norwegian Bokmål: sinn
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: sinn
- → Old Swedish: sin
- Old Dutch: sin
- Old High German: sin
- → Latin: *sennus, *sinnus (see there for further descendants)