zinnen

See also: Zinnen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪnə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zin‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɪnən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sinnen, from Old Dutch *sinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinnan, from Proto-Indo-European *sent-n-, a nasal suffix present from the root *sent- (to feel).

Verb

zinnen

  1. (intransitive) to contemplate, to plot
Inflection

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From zin (desire) + -en.

Verb

zinnen

  1. (transitive) to satisfy, to please
    Dat zint mij niet.
    I am not satisfied with that.
Inflection

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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zinnen

  1. plural of zin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zinīn, from Old High German zinīn. Equivalent to Zinn + -en; cognates include obsolete English tinnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪnən/
  • (file)

Adjective

zinnen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zinnener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) tin

Declension

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Further reading

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