See also: syna

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sýna

Verb edit

sýna (third person singular past indicative sýndi, supine sýnt)

  1. to show

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of sýna (group v-1)
infinitive sýna
supine sýnt
participle (a7)1 sýnandi sýndur
present past
first singular sýni sýndi
second singular sýnir sýndi
third singular sýnir sýndi
plural sýna sýndu
imperative
singular sýn!
plural sýnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading edit

"sýna" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sýna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sýndi, supine sýnt)

  1. (ditransitive) to show
    sýna manninum blaðið.
    To show the paper to the man.
  2. (of art) to exhibit
    Hvenær sýnirðu verkin þín?
    When are you going to show your work?
  3. (of a play) to give a performance

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

sýna f

  1. indefinite genitive plural of sýn

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From sýnn.

Verb edit

sýna (singular past indicative sýndi, plural past indicative sýndu, past participle sýndr)

  1. to show

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: sýna
  • Faroese: sýna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: syna, syne; synast
  • Norwegian Bokmål: synes
  • Old Swedish: sȳna

References edit

  • sýna in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.