scin
See also: scîn
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃcɪnʲ/
Noun
scin f
- (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of scian
Latin
Etymology
A contraction of scīs (“you know”) (from sciō (“I know, understand”)) and -ne (interrogative enclitic).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈskiːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈʃin]
Contraction
scīn (scisne, scine)
- Do you know?
References
- “scin”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “scio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “scio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Middle English
Noun
scin
- alternative form of skyn
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiːn/
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
sċīn n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċīn | sċīnu |
| accusative | sċīn | sċīnu |
| genitive | sċīnes | sċīna |
| dative | sċīne | sċīnum |
Etymology 2
Verb
sċīn
- second-person singular imperative of sċīnan
Old Saxon
Noun
scīn n
- alternative spelling of skīn