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zin
zin
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch sin, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz.
Noun
zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje n)
- (grammar) sentence
- desire, appetite; intention
- meaning, significance
- Wat is de zin van het leven? — What is the meaning of life?
- point, sense
- Dat heeft geen zin. — There's no point.
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Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Verb
zin
Anagrams
Yola
Etymology
From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (compare West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Noun
zin