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4-letter words (4 found)

AINS,ANIS,ISNA,SAIN,

3-letter words (10 found)

AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,INS,NAS,NIS,SAI,SAN,SIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AN,AS,IN,IS,NA,SI,

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sain asin sian isan aisn iasn sani asni snai nsai ansi nasi sina isna snia nsia insa nisa ains ians anis nais inas nias

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Definitions and meaning of sain

sain

Etymology

From Middle English sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen, from Old English sēnian, seġnian, from Proto-Germanic *segnōną (“to mark with a cross, bless”), from Latin signō, from signum. Cognate with Dutch zegenen (“to bless”), German segnen (“to bless”), Irish séan (“sign, omen”) and Scottish Gaelic seun (“a charm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophones: sane, Seine (one pronunciation)

Verb

sain (third-person singular simple present sains, present participle saining, simple past and past participle sained)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete except in Scots) To make the sign of the cross.
  3. (transitive, archaic) To bless, to keep from evil influence.

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • ANSI, ASIN, ISNA, Isan, Nias, Sani, Sian, Sina, anis, as in, nais, nasi, nasi', nias

Bavarian

Verb

sain

  1. (Sappada, Sauris, Timau) to be

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

  • saen

Etymology

Compare Tagalog saan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈʔin/, [saˈʔin̪]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧in

Adverb

sàin (plural sarain, Basahan spelling ᜐᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. (interrogative, directive) where

Conjunction

sàin (plural sarain, Basahan spelling ᜐᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. where

Derived terms

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧in
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʔin/, [ˈs̪a.ʔɪn̪]

Pronoun

sáin (Badlit spelling ᜐᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. which
    Synonym: asa

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

  • zèinan, soin

Etymology

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn (“to be”). Cognate with German sein.

Verb

sain (irregular, auxiliary sain)

  1. (Tredici Comuni) to be

References

  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Estonian

Verb

sain

  1. first-person singular past indicative of saama

Finnish

Verb

sain

  1. first-person singular past indicative of saada

Anagrams

  • Sian, anis, nais, nais-, sian

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sain, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃/
  • Homophones: sains, saint, saints, sein, seing, seings, seins
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

sain (feminine saine, masculine plural sains, feminine plural saines)

  1. healthy; in good health
  2. healthful; beneficial to health of body or mind

Derived terms

  • sain et sauf

Related terms

  • santé
  • sanitaire

Further reading

  • “sain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • anis, nais, nias

Manchu

Romanization

sain

  1. Romanization of ᠰᠠᡳᠨ

Middle English

Verb

sain

  1. Alternative form of seien

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sānus.

Adjective

sain m (oblique and nominative feminine singular saine)

  1. healthy; in good health

Descendants

  • French: sain

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sanis (“different”) (whence Welsh hân (“separation”), from Proto-Indo-European *senH-; cognate with Latin sine, Ancient Greek ἄτερ (áter, “without, apart from”), Sanskrit सनितुर् (sanitúr, “without”), Old English sundor (“apart, separately”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanʲ/

Adjective

sain

  1. different
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14c23
  2. special
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 73d7

Usage notes

This adjective is usually used predicatively or prefixed to the noun it modifies, which (unless it starts with one of d l n s t) undergoes lenition. However, attributive uses are attested in the St. Gall Priscian glosses.

Inflection

Mutation

Further reading

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin suīnus.

Noun

sain n (plural sainuri)

  1. (archaic) pork meat

See also

  • porc
  • carne

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • sein (Sursilvan)
  • sagn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin sinus (compare French sein, Italian seno, Romanian sân, Spanish seno).

Noun

sain m

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, anatomy) breast (of a woman)

Related terms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) pèz
  • (Sutsilvan) péz
  • (Puter, Vallader) pet

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English (whence also English sain), from Old English, from Latin. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic seun (“a charm”).

Verb

sain

  1. to bless or consecrate
  2. to make the sign of the cross, to genuflect

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Adverb

sàin

  1. (interrogative, directive) where

Related terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sign.

Noun

sain

  1. sign

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sten- (“to roar”). Cognate with German stöhnen (“to groan, moan”), Ancient Greek στένω (sténō, “to moan, to sigh, to bewail”), Russian стена́ть (stenátʹ, “to moan, groan”), Sanskrit स्तनति (stánati, “to rattle, to rumble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sai̯n/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯n

Noun

sain f (plural seiniau, not mutable)

  1. sound, audio

Usage notes

The word sŵn refers to a general "sound" or "noise" whereas the word sain refers to "sound" or "audio" in a more technical context.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • darstain (“resound, reverberate”)

References

Wobé

Pronunciation

  • starts with a low tone and moves to a high tone

Adjective

sain

  1. red, yellow

Source: wiktionary.org