sinis

• IPA^(key): /ˈsinis/, [ˈs̠inis̠]
• Rhymes: -inis
• Syllabification^(key): si‧nis
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧nis

sinis (obsolete, poetic)

1. alternative form of sinnes
   • early 1900s, “Thermopylain laulu”, Uuno Kailas (lyrics), Heikki Klemetti (music):

     Sinis, veljeni, kun minä kuolen,
     minä heilutan tapparaa,
     sinis lennätän viuhuvan nuolen,
     sinis miekkani leimahtaa.

     Until, my brother, I am dead,
     I shall swing my battle-axe,
     until then I shall let my arrows fly,
     until then my sword shall flame.

Borrowed from Dutch cynisch (compare Afrikaans sinies), from German zynisch, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsinɪs]
• Hyphenation: si‧nis
• Rhymes: -nis, -is, -s

sinis (comparative lebih sinis, superlative paling sinis)

1. cynical

• → Malay: sinis

• “sinis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From the terminative of se (“it”). Akin to Finnish sinnes.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsinis/, [ˈs̠iniz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsinis/, [ˈʃiniʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -inis
• Hyphenation: si‧nis

sinis

1. until then

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 527

sinis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of sinō

Borrowed from Indonesian sinis, from Dutch cynisch, from German zynisch, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).

• IPA^(key): [si.nis]

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• Rhymes: -nis, -is
• Hyphenation: si‧nis

sinis (Jawi spelling سينيس)

1. cynical

• “sinis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲinʲisʲ]

sinis

1. third-person singular future absolute of snigid