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sin.

scene (social environment)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/siːn/
  1. scene (social environment)

    feminine · not-mutable
    y sin bop Gymraeg
Where this word comes from

From English scene, from Middle French scene, from Latin scaena, scēna, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”). Doublet of cysgod (“shade, shadow”).

noun/siːn/
  1. sine

    masculine · not-mutable
Where this word comes from

From English sine, from Latin sinus (“curve, bend; bosom”), a translation of Arabic جَيْب (jayb, “bosom”), from Sanskrit ज्या (jyā, “sine, chord, bowstring”) through Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “sine, chord, life, existence”). Doublet of sinws (“sinus”).

noun/siːn/
  1. sign

    masculine · not-mutable · obsolete
  2. symbol

    masculine · not-mutable · obsolete
  3. emblem

    masculine · not-mutable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sine, from Old French signe, from Latin signum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) or *sekʷ- (“to follow”); Doublet of sygn (“astrological sign”).

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