different between nin vs zin
nin
English
Etymology
Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
nin (plural nins)
- (dialect, Liverpudlian) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
Synonyms
- nan, nana, nanna
Anagrams
- INN, NNI, inn
Abinomn
Noun
nin
- food
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- nine, nüün
Etymology
From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nin/
Numeral
nin
- (Alsatian) nine
Asturian
Alternative forms
- ñin (conjunction)
Conjunction
nin
- neither, nor, (not) either
Interjection
nin
- right? (used as a kind of tag question)
Bikol Central
Preposition
nin
- of; Expressing possession.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?nin/
Noun
nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of nen
Further reading
- “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nin” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto
Etymology
Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nin
- accusative of ni
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni?/
Conjunction
nin
- nor
- neither
Derived terms
- nin que
Adverb
nin
- not even
References
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nin/
Adverb
nin
- in
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Japanese
Romanization
nin
- R?maji transcription of ??
Mandarin
Romanization
nin (Zhuyin ????)
- Nonstandard spelling of nín.
- Nonstandard spelling of n?n.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Numeral
nin
- Alternative form of nyne
Somali
Noun
nin ?
- man
Volapük
Noun
nin (nominative plural nins)
- contents
Declension
nin From the web:
- what nintendo switch to buy
- what ninjago character are you
- what ninja turtle am i
- what ninja rank is naruto
- what nintendo character am i
- what nine plus ten
- what nintendo games are worth money
- what ninja turtles died
zin
English
Alternative forms
- Zin
Etymology
Clipping of zinfandel.
Noun
zin (countable and uncountable, plural zins)
- (informal) Zinfandel wine.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?n/
- Hyphenation: zin
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.
Noun
zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje n)
- meaning, significance
- Synonym: betekenis
- point, sense
- (grammar) sentence
- Synonym: frase
- sense (means of perceiving reality)
- Synonym: zintuig
- sense, comprehension
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- desire, appetite; intention
- Synonyms: lust, trek, goesting
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sin
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
zin
- first-person singular present indicative of zinnen
- imperative of zinnen
Anagrams
- inz.
Latvian
Verb
zin
- incorrect form of verb form zina
Matal
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [?ín]
Verb
zin
- (intransitive) to smell
References
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French juin
Noun
zin
- June
Middle Dutch
Noun
zin
- Alternative spelling of sin
Yola
Etymology
From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunn? (compare West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh?wl? (“sun”).
Noun
zin
- sun
zin From the web:
- what zinc
- what zinc is best
- what zinc is best absorbed
- what zinc used for
- what zinnia seeds look like
- what zinc does to the body
- what zinc is best for acne
- what zinc sulfate is used for