Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sindraz (dross, cinder, slag), from Proto-Indo-European *sendʰro- (coagulating fluid, scale, cinder). Akin to Old High German sintar (cinder), Middle Low German sinder (cinder), Old Norse sindr (cinder), Old Church Slavonic сядра (sjadra, lime cinder, gypsum).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sinder n

  1. cinder, ashes
  2. dross, scoria, slag

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sinder sinder
accusative sinder sinder
genitive sindres sindra
dative sindre sindrum

Descendants

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  • English: cinder