sinni

See also: Sinni

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sinn, a borrowing from Middle Low German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Noun

sinni n (genitive singular sinnis, nominative plural sinni)

  1. disposition, mind
    Synonyms: hugur, geð
  2. opinion
    Synonyms: skoðun, álit

Declension
declension of sinni
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sinni sinnið sinni sinnin
accusative sinni sinnið sinni sinnin
dative sinni sinninu sinnum sinnunum
genitive sinnis sinnisins sinna sinnanna

Derived terms
  • vera glaður í sinni (to be light-hearted)
  • vera sama sinnis (to be of the same opinion)
  • uppgjafarsinni

Livonian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish sininen.

Adjective

siņņi

  1. blue

Old Irish

Etymology

From *sisni, dissimilated from Proto-Celtic *snisni (compare Welsh nini).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲin͈ʲi/

Pronoun

sinni (emphatic)

  1. we
    Is sinni. ― It is we.
    Synonyms: nini, sisni, snisni

Descendants

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinþą, *gasinþą (“companion”). Cognate with Old English ġesīþ, Old Saxon gisīth, Old High German gisind, gisindo, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰 (gasinþa), 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰 (gasinþja).

Noun

sinni m (genitive sinna, plural sinnar)

  1. (poetic) follower, companion

Declension
  Declension of sinni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sinni sinninn sinnar sinnarnir
accusative sinna sinnann sinna sinnana
dative sinna sinnanum sinnum sinnunum
genitive sinna sinnans sinna sinnanna

References
  • sinni in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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