𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːns/

Determiner

𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (seins)

1. his/her/its/their own (third person reflexive possessive)

Declension

A-stem, strong forms only
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 seins	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 seina	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 sein, seinata
Accusative	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 seinana	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 seina	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 sein, seinata
Genitive	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 seinis	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 seinaizōs	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 seinis
Dative	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 seinamma	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 seinai	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 seinamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 seinai	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 seinōs	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 seina
Accusative	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 seinans	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 seinōs	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 seina
Genitive	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 seinaizē	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 seinaizō	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 seinaizē
Dative	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 seinaim	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 seinaim	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 seinaim

Gothic personal pronouns

singular
	first person	second person	reflexive
nominative	𐌹𐌺 (ik)	𐌸𐌿 (þū)	—
accusative	𐌼𐌹𐌺 (mik)	𐌸𐌿𐌺 (þuk)	𐍃𐌹𐌺 (sik)
genitive	𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (meina)	𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (þeina)	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (seina)
dative	𐌼𐌹𐍃 (mis)	𐌸𐌿𐍃 (þus)	𐍃𐌹𐍃 (sis)
possessive	𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (meins)	𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (þeins)	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins)
dual
nominative	𐍅𐌹𐍄 (wit)	𐌾𐌿𐍄 (jut)	—
accusative	𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌹𐍃 (ugkis)	𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌹𐍃 (igqis)	𐍃𐌹𐌺 (sik)
genitive	*𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (*ugkara)	𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌵𐌰𐍂𐌰 (iggqara)	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (seina)
dative	𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌹𐍃 (ugkis)	𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌹𐍃 (igqis)	𐍃𐌹𐍃 (sis)
possessive	*𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌰𐍂 (*ugkar)	𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐍂 (igqar)	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins)
plural
nominative	𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis)	𐌾𐌿𐍃 (jūs)	—
accusative	𐌿𐌽𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌹𐍃 (uns, unsis)	𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis)	𐍃𐌹𐌺 (sik)
genitive	𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰 (unsara)	𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 (izwara)	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (seina)
dative	𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌹𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍃 (unsis, uns)	𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis)	𐍃𐌹𐍃 (sis)
possessive	𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂 (unsar)	𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂 (izwar)	𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins)

Derived terms

• 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍃 (seinagairns, “selfish”)

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌹𐌺 (sik)
• 𐍃𐌹𐍃 (sis)