sinna

Estonian

Etymology

Sublative of see (“it”). Akin to Finnish sinne and Ingrian sinne.

Adverb

sinna

  1. there (indicating motion: to that place)

See also

Estonian deictic adverbs
proximal distal interrogative
motion towards siia sinna kuhu
location inside siin seal kus
motion from siit sealt kust

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse sinna, borrowed from Middle Low German sinnen (“to strive for”).[1] Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sinnaną (“to aim for, long for”).

Verb

sinna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sinnti, supine sinnt)

  1. to attend to [with dative]
  2. to care for, to mind [with dative]
Conjugation
sinna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að sinna
supine sagnbót sinnt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 sinnandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég sinni sinnti sinni sinnti
þú sinnir sinntir sinnir sinntir
hann, hún, það sinnir sinnti sinni sinnti
plural við sinnum sinntum sinnum sinntum
þið sinnið sinntuð sinnið sinntuð
þeir, þær, þau sinna sinntu sinni sinntu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sinn (þú), sinntu
plural þið sinnið (þið), sinniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sinnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að sinnast
supine sagnbót sinnst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 sinnandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég sinnist sinntist sinnist sinntist
þú sinnist sinntist sinnist sinntist
hann, hún, það sinnist sinntist sinnist sinntist
plural við sinnumst sinntumst sinnumst sinntumst
þið sinnist sinntust sinnist sinntust
þeir, þær, þau sinnast sinntust sinnist sinntust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sinnst (þú), sinnstu
plural þið sinnist (þið), sinnisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sinntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		sinntur sinnt sinnt sinntir sinntar sinnt
accusative
(þolfall) 		sinntan sinnta sinnt sinnta sinntar sinnt
dative
(þágufall) 		sinntum sinntri sinntu sinntum sinntum sinntum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		sinnts sinntrar sinnts sinntra sinntra sinntra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		sinnti sinnta sinnta sinntu sinntu sinntu
accusative
(þolfall) 		sinnta sinntu sinnta sinntu sinntu sinntu
dative
(þágufall) 		sinnta sinntu sinnta sinntu sinntu sinntu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		sinnta sinntu sinnta sinntu sinntu sinntu

Etymology 2

Noun

sinna f (genitive singular sinnu, no plural)

  1. interest, attention
Declension
Declension of sinna (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative sinna sinnan
accusative sinnu sinnuna
dative sinnu sinnunni
genitive sinnu sinnunnar

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “sinna 2”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 477

Etymology 3

Determiner

sinna

  1. genitive plural of sinn (“his/her(s)/its”)

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “sinna”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 818 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Maltese

Root
s-n-n
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سِنّ (sinn). The Arabic noun is feminine and was formally feminised in Maltese by adding -a; compare the same in widna (“ear”). Compare Moroccan Arabic سنة (sanna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.na/

Noun

sinna f (plural snien, paucal sinniet, diminutive snejna or (baby talk) sinnuna)

  1. tooth
  2. any tooth-like part
    sinna tewm ― garlic clove

Derived terms

  • businna (busnien)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

sinna n

  1. definite plural of sinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sinna n

  1. definite plural of sinn

Old Norse

Determiner

sinna

  1. masculine/feminine/neuter genitive plural of sínn

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • सिन्न (Devanagari script)
  • সিন্ন (Bengali script)
  • සින‍්න (Sinhalese script)
  • သိန္န or သိၼ္ၼ or သိၼ်ၼ (Burmese script)
  • สินฺน or สินนะ (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᨶ᩠ᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິນ຺ນ or ສິນນະ (Lao script)
  • សិន្ន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄨𑄚𑄴𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्विन्न (svinna).

Adjective

sinna

  1. covered in sweat, wet with perspiration

Declension

Declension table of "sinna" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sinnosinnā
Accusative (second)sinnaṃsinne
Instrumental (third)sinnenasinnehi or sinnebhi
Dative (fourth)sinnassa or sinnāya or sinnatthaṃsinnānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sinnasmā or sinnamhā or sinnāsinnehi or sinnebhi
Genitive (sixth)sinnassasinnānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sinnasmiṃ or sinnamhi or sinnesinnesu
Vocative (calling)sinnasinnā
Declension table of "sinnā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sinnāsinnāyo or sinnā
Accusative (second)sinnaṃsinnāyo or sinnā
Instrumental (third)sinnāyasinnāhi or sinnābhi
Dative (fourth)sinnāyasinnānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sinnāyasinnāhi or sinnābhi
Genitive (sixth)sinnāyasinnānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sinnāya or sinnāyaṃsinnāsu
Vocative (calling)sinnesinnāyo or sinnā
Declension table of "sinna" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sinnaṃsinnāni
Accusative (second)sinnaṃsinnāni
Instrumental (third)sinnenasinnehi or sinnebhi
Dative (fourth)sinnassa or sinnāya or sinnatthaṃsinnānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sinnasmā or sinnamhā or sinnāsinnehi or sinnebhi
Genitive (sixth)sinnassasinnānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sinnasmiṃ or sinnamhi or sinnesinnesu
Vocative (calling)sinnasinnāni

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin signa (through the intermediate Vulgar Latin *singa~sinna) feminized plural of signum. Doublet of signu, singu/sinnu. Akin to Spanish seña and Catalan senya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsin.na/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: sin‧na

Noun

sinna f (plural sinni)

  1. sign, indication
    Synonym: nnicazziuni
  2. trait
    Synonym: ntacca
  3. gesture
    Synonym: gestu

Derived terms

  • sinnali
  • sinnari
  • nzignari
  • signali
  • sincalijari

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsinːa/
  • Hyphenation: sin‧na

Noun

sinna f

  1. plural of sina

Declension

Declension of sinna (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative sinna
nominative sinna sinna
genitive sinnate*) sinna*)
dative sinnate sinnara
accusative sinna*)
ablative sinnatenni sinnanni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

sinna

  1. to there, thither, that way

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “туда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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