What is the meaning of sein in German?

Read the German Dictionary meaning of sein,part of speech of sein, synonyms of sein, antonyms of sein, words derived from sein, examples of sein usage, alternate forms of sein, word forms of sein, history of sein, pronounciation of sein, abbreviation forms of sein below:

German Dictionary Word Meaning of sein

1.1 genitive of er
2.1 genitive of es

Part of Speech - German Dictionary word sein

sein is a Pronoun. A word that can function as a substitute for a noun

German Dictionary Synonyms of sein

seyn,syn

sein is a form of:

1.1 er,2.1 es

History of sein

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz (“his own, her own, its own, their own”) (a reflexive possessive), from genitive of Proto-Indo-European *swé with denominative suffix Proto-Indo-European *-nós, equivalent to the genitive form of *se-. Cognate with Low German sien (“his, its”), Dutch zijn (“his, its”), Danish sin (“his, her, its, their”), Old English sīn (“his, its”).

German Dictionary Prnounciation of sein

/zaɪ̯n/