zin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zin"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Zinza.

Symbol

zin

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zinza.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Zinza terms

English

Alternative forms

• Zin

Etymology

Clipping of zinfandel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

zin (countable and uncountable, plural zins)

1. (informal) Zinfandel wine.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪn/

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• Hyphenation: zin
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

Noun

zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje n)

1. meaning, significance

   Synonym: betekenis

   Wat is de zin van het leven?

   What is the meaning of life?

2. point, the purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful

   Dat heeft geen zin.

   There's no point.

3. (grammar) sentence, phrase

   Synonym: frase

4. sense (means of perceiving reality)

   Synonym: zintuig

5. sense, comprehension

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

6. desire, appetite; intention

   Synonyms: lust, trek, goesting

   Ik heb zin om iets te doen. ― I feel like doing something.

Derived terms

• bijzin
• diepzinnig
• eigenzinnig
• hoofdzin
• in enge zin
• in ruime zin
• krankzinnig
• omstandigheidszin
• onzin
• onzinnig
• openingszin
• reukzin
• scherpzinnig
• smaakzin
• tastzin
• tegenzin
• uitzinnig
• verzinnen
• volzin
• voorbeeldzin
• vraagzin
• vrijzinnig
• waanzin
• weerzin
• werkelijkheidszin
• zin hebben
• zingeving
• zinloos
• zinnelijk
• zinnen
• zinnenprikkelend
• zinnig
• zinsbouw
• zinsdeel
• zinsleer
• zinspelen
• zintuig
• zinvol

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sin
• Negerhollands: sin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zin

1. inflection of zinnen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• inz.

Latvian

Verb

zin

1. alternative form of verb form zina