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Webster 1913 Edition
Sain
Sain
,Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Saint
, Sane
.] To sanctify; to bless so as to protect from evil influence.
[R.]
Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sain
SAIN
, for sayen,pp.
Definition 2024
säin
säin
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz. Cognate with German sein, Dutch zijn, West Frisian syn, Icelandic sinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zæːɪ̯n/
- Rhymes: -æːɪn
Pronoun
säin
- third-person masculine or neuter possessive pronoun, nominative or accusative case, masculine or neuter object: your
- Dat ass säin neie Vëlo
- That's his new bicycle
- Dat ass säin neie Vëlo
See also
Luxembourgish possessive pronouns
| nominative / accusative | dative | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| 1st person singular | mäin | meng | mäin | meng | mengem | menger | mengem | mengen |
| 2nd person singular (informal) | däin | deng | däin | deng | dengem | denger | dengem | dengen |
| 2nd person singular (formal) | Ären | Är | Äert | Är | Ärem | Ärer | Ärem | Ären |
| 3rd person singular (m/n) | säin | seng | säin | seng | sengem | senger | sengem | sengen |
| 3rd person singular (f) | hiren | hir | hiert | hir | hirem | hirer | hirem | hiren |
| 1st person plural | eisen | eis | eist | eis | eisem | eiser | eisem | eisen |
| 2nd person plural | ären | är | äert | är | ärem | ärer | ärem | ären |
| 3rd person plural | hiren | hir | hiert | hir | hirem | hirer | hirem | hiren |
Usage notes
- As a result of the Eifel Rule, the final -n is lost when the following word begins with a consonant other than <d>, <h>, <n>, <t> or <z>.