sihn

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German sehen, from Old High German sehan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Compare German sehen, Low German sehn, Dutch zien, English see, Danish se, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːn/

Verb

sihn

1. to see; to look; to have sight

   Ich sihn en Haus uffem Berrich.

   I see a house on the mountain.

   Ich hon sowas nie gesihn.

   I've never seen something like that.

Inflection

Conjugation of sihn

infinitive	sihn
past participle	gesihn
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	sihn	saa
2nd person singular	sihst	saast
3rd person singular	sihd	saad
1st person  plural	sihn	saan
2nd person plural	sihd	saad
3rd person plural	sihn	saa
	imperative
2nd person singular	saa
2nd person plural	saad

Derived terms

• aussihn

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary