sinis

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsinis/, [ˈs̠inis̠]
  • Rhymes: -inis
  • Syllabification(key): si‧nis

Conjunction

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sinis (obsolete, poetic)

  1. Alternative form of sinnes
    • early 1900s, “Thermopylain laulu”, Uuno Kailas (lyrics), Heikki Klemetti (music):
      Sinis, veljeni, kun minä kuolen,
      minä heilutan tapparaa,
      sinis lennätän viuhuvan nuolen,
      sinis miekkani leimahtaa.
      Until, my brother, I am dead,
      I shall swing my battle-axe,
      until then I shall let my arrows fly,
      until then my sword shall flame.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch cynisch (compare Afrikaans sinies), from German zynisch, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).

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Adjective

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sinis

  1. cynical

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From the terminative of se (it). Akin to Finnish sinnes.

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Adverb

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sinis

  1. until then

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 527

Latin

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Verb

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sinis

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of sinō

Old Irish

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Verb

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sinis

  1. third-person singular future absolute of snigid