"sin" meaning in Afrikaans

See sin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sən/ Forms: sinne [plural], sinnetjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch zin, from Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zin}} Dutch zin, {{inh|af|dum|sin}} Middle Dutch sin, {{inh|af|odt|sin}} Old Dutch sin, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*sinn}} Proto-West Germanic *sinn Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|sinne|||||diminutive|sinnetjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} sin (plural sinne, diminutive sinnetjie), {{af-noun|sinne|sinnetjie}} sin (plural sinne, diminutive sinnetjie)
  1. meaning, sense
    Sense id: en-sin-af-noun-8ZaAhC0W Categories (other): Afrikaans particles Disambiguation of Afrikaans particles: 23 15 16 15 17 15
  2. sentence
    Sense id: en-sin-af-noun-ghEZ15r4
  3. sense (means of perceiving reality)
    Sense id: en-sin-af-noun-9sq2YqeQ
  4. sense, comprehension
    Sense id: en-sin-af-noun-BEvxKp3u Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 18 4 10 39 18 11
  5. desire
    Sense id: en-sin-af-noun-g~p05wJ4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sinvol
Etymology number: 1

Particle

Head templates: {{head|af|particle}} sin
  1. Misspelling of s'n. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: s'n
    Sense id: en-sin-af-particle-3bhbvi97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "sin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch sin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sinn",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zin, from Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sinne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnetjie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "diminutive",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "sinne",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sin (plural sinne, diminutive sinnetjie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sinne",
        "2": "sinnetjie"
      },
      "expansion": "sin (plural sinne, diminutive sinnetjie)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 15 16 15 17 15",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "sense (means of perceiving reality)"
      ],
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        [
          "sense",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
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        [
          "sense",
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        ],
        [
          "comprehension",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "desire"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sin"
}

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "particle",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "s'n"
        }
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Misspelling of s'n."
      ],
      "id": "en-sin-af-particle-3bhbvi97",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans nouns",
    "Afrikaans particles",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 65 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "sinvol"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "zin"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "sin"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sinn",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "sinne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnetjie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "sinne",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f2request": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "sin (plural sinne, diminutive sinnetjie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sinne",
        "2": "sinnetjie"
      },
      "expansion": "sin (plural sinne, diminutive sinnetjie)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "meaning, sense"
      ],
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        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning#English"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sentence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sense (means of perceiving reality)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sense",
          "sense#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sense, comprehension"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sense",
          "sense#English"
        ],
        [
          "comprehension",
          "comprehension#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "desire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sin"
}

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    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans particles",
    "Pages with 65 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "sin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "particle",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "s'n"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans misspellings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Misspelling of s'n."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "s'n",
          "s'n#Afrikaans"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sin"
}

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