seinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse seinn, from Proto-Germanic *sainaz, *sainijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seitn/
    Rhymes: -eitn

Adjective

seinn (comparative seinni, superlative seinastur)

  1. late, tardy syn.
    Hann hlýtur að vera kominn — hann er aldrei seinn.
    He must be here already—he's never late.
    Við erum orðnar seinar í tíma!
    We're late for class!
  2. slow syn.

Inflection

    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative seini seina seina
accusative seina seinu seina
dative seina seinu seina
genitive seina seinu seina
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative seinu seinu seinu
accusative seinu seinu seinu
dative seinu seinu seinu
genitive seinu seinu seinu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative seinni seinni seinna
accusative seinni seinni seinna
dative seinni seinni seinna
genitive seinni seinni seinna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative seinni seinni seinni
accusative seinni seinni seinni
dative seinni seinni seinni
genitive seinni seinni seinni
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative seinastur seinust seinast
accusative seinastan seinasta seinast
dative seinustum seinastri seinustu
genitive seinasts seinastrar seinasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative seinastir seinastar seinust
accusative seinasta seinastar seinust
dative seinustum seinustum seinustum
genitive seinastra seinastra seinastra

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

  • seinlæti

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

seinn (past sheinn, future seinnidh, verbal noun seinn, past participle seinnte)

  1. sing
  2. (dated) play (musical intrument)

Noun

seinn f (genitive singular seinne)

  1. singing

Derived terms

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