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sino.

destiny, fate, lot

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsino/[ˈsi.no]/siˈno/[siˈno]

  1. destiny, fate, lot

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin signum. Doublet of signo, cf. also seña. Cognate with English sign.

conj/ˈsino/[ˈsi.no]/ˈsino/[ˈsi.no]

  1. but (rather) (after a negative clause)

    No es cantante, sino actor.

  2. except, apart from

    Todos fueron al parque, sino María.

  3. only, solely (in a negative clause)

    No eres sino un alumno.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin si Spanish si Spanish no univ. Spanish sino Univerbation of si (“if”) + no (“not”). Compare Portuguese senão, French sinon.

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