sinew
English
/ˈsɪnjuː/, /ˈsɪnju/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body.
- A cord or string, particularly (music) as of a musical instrument.
- (figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.
- (figuratively) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting factor or member; mainstay.
- (anatomy) A nerve.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sineu inherited from Old English seonu (nerve, sinew, tendon) inherited from *sinu inherited from Proto-Germanic *sinwō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ (sinew, tendon).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*snḗh₁wr̥
Gloss
sinew, tendon
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- desinew English
- nerve English
- neural English
- neuron English
- neurotic English
- neurula English
- sinewed English
- sinewiness English
- sinewish English
- sinewless English
- sinewlessness English
- sinewous English
- sinewy English
- unsinew English
- nervalis Latin
- nervosus Latin
- nervus Latin
- neuralgia Latin
- neuron Latin
- subnervo Latin
- Achillessehne German
- Kreissehne German
- Nerv German
- Sehne German
- sehnig German
- nerbo Italian
- nervo Italian
- zenuw Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwachtig Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwarts Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwcel Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwenoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwgas Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwgestel Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwinstorting Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwinzinking Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwlijder Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwpees Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwslopend Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwstelsel Dutch, Flemish
- zenuwziekte Dutch, Flemish
- nerf French
- neurone French
- нерв Russian
- nervio Spanish, Castilian
- νευροειδής Ancient Greek
- νεύρινος Ancient Greek
- νεῦρον Ancient Greek
- πολύνευρον Ancient Greek
- *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)new- Proto-Indo-European
- *snéh₁wr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *snḗh₁wr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *sr̥djo Proto-Indo-European
- nerve Norwegian Bokmål
- nevron Norwegian Bokmål
- *sinwō Proto-Germanic
- akillessena Swedish
- sena Swedish
- nerve Norwegian Nynorsk
- nevron Norwegian Nynorsk
- seonu Old English
- sinu Old English
- स्नावन् Sanskrit
- sineu Middle English
- sina Old Norse
- sene Danish
- seneskedehindebetændelse Danish
- neuron Czech
- nerf Old French
- nervi Catalan, Valencian
- nerf Welsh
- senewe Middle Dutch
- sena Old High German
- senawa Old High German
- n. Translingual
- нерв Bulgarian
- sënewe Middle High German
- Seen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- gjizë Albanian
- *sinu gmw-pro
- nervio Old Portuguese
- nervo Old Portuguese
- 涅伏 Chinese
- нерв Macedonian
- nerviu Asturian
- *snáHwr̥ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- sine Old Frisian
- Siene Saterland Frisian
- ṣñor Tocharian B
- *neuros Old Latin