síðan
See also: sidan
Faroese
Alternative forms
- (rare) síðani
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsʊijan]
Adverb
síðan
Derived terms
Conjunction
síðan
Derived terms
- tú ert vaksin, síðan eg sá teg síðst - you are grown, since I saw you the last time
- (kvæði) síðan eg eri deyður - (first) when I am dead
Preposition
síðan
Derived terms
- síðan kríggið - since the war
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːðan/
Etymology 1
Conjunction
síðan
Etymology 2
Noun
síðan f
- definite nominative singular of síða
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Contracted from Proto-Germanic *sīþuz (“late”) *þanō (instrumental form of *sa (“that”)), similar to Old English siþþan (“since”). See also Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (seiþus).
Adverb
síðan (not comparable)
Conjunction
síðan
- from the time when, since
- (with relative pronoun) from the time when, since Synonyms: síðan at, síðan er, síðans
Preposition
síðan
- since [with accusative]
- síðan laugardaginn
- since Saturday
Descendants
- Icelandic: síðan
- Faroese: síðan, síðani
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sidan, sia
- Norwegian Bokmål: sia
- Old Swedish: siþan, sedhan
- Swedish: sedan
- Old Danish: sithan, sithæn
- Old Gutnish: siþan
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “síðan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 362; also available at the Internet Archive
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
síðan
- masculine accusative singular indefinite of síðr
Noun
síðan
- nominative singular definite of síða f