"sin" meaning in Latin

See sin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [ˈsiːn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsin] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: sīn [canonical]
Etymology: From sī + nē. Head templates: {{head|la|conjunction|head=sīn}} sīn
  1. if however, if on the contrary, but if
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "sīn",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "sīn"
      },
      "expansion": "sīn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Latin links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "otherwise, if not",
          "text": "sin aliter/minus/secus",
          "translation": "otherwise, if not",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              33,
              36
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              45,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "english": "If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? (Genesis 4:7, God speaking to Cain)",
          "text": "Nonne si bene egeris, recipies : sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit?",
          "translation": "If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? (Genesis 4:7, God speaking to Cain)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if however, if on the contrary, but if"
      ],
      "id": "en-sin-la-conj-s1MzitN4",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "however",
          "however"
        ],
        [
          "contrary",
          "contrary"
        ],
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsiːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsin]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sin"
}
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  "etymology_text": "From sī + nē.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sīn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "sīn"
      },
      "expansion": "sīn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Latin 1-syllable words",
        "Latin conjunctions",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin links with redundant target parameters",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 67 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "otherwise, if not",
          "text": "sin aliter/minus/secus",
          "translation": "otherwise, if not",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              33,
              36
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              45,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "english": "If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? (Genesis 4:7, God speaking to Cain)",
          "text": "Nonne si bene egeris, recipies : sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit?",
          "translation": "If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? (Genesis 4:7, God speaking to Cain)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if however, if on the contrary, but if"
      ],
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        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "however",
          "however"
        ],
        [
          "contrary",
          "contrary"
        ],
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈsiːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sin"
}

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