zinnen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɪnə(n)/ Hyphenation: zin‧nen Rhymes: -ɪnən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch sinnen, from Old Dutch *sinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinnan, from Proto-Indo-European *sent-n-, a nasal suffix present from the root *sent- (“to feel”). ==== Verb ==== zinnen (intransitive) to contemplate, to plot ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bezinnen ontzinnen verzinnen === Etymology 2 === From zin (“desire”) +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== zinnen (transitive) to satisfy, to please ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== zinnen plural of zin == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German zinīn, from Old High German zinīn. Equivalent to Zinn +‎ -en; cognates include obsolete English tinnen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtsɪnən/ === Adjective === zinnen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zinnener, not comparable) (relational) tin ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “zinnen” in Duden online