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sīn

[ˈsiːn]

conj

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. if however, if on the contrary, but if
  2. but if
  3. A conjunction used to introduce an alternative condition, usually contrasting with a previous 'if'.
Examples

Nonne si bene egeris, recipies : sin autem male, statim in foribus peccatum aderit?

If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door?

Pronunciationˈsiːn

Part of speechconj

Usage noteUsed to introduce an opposing conditional clause.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.