Wiktionary

sy

See also: Sy, SY, Sỹ, .sy, s'y, and sy.

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch zij, from Middle Dutch si.

PronounEdit

sy (object haar, possessive haar)

  1. she (subject)
Alternative formsEdit
See alsoEdit
Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive determiner possessive pronoun
singular 1st ek my myne
2nd jy jou joune
2nd, formal u u s’n
3rd, masc hy hom sy syne
3rd, fem sy haar hare
3rd, neut dit sy syne
plural 1st ons ons s’n
2nd julle / jul1 julle s’n
3rd hulle / hul1 hulle s’n
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch zijn.

DeterminerEdit

sy

  1. his
  2. its
Alternative formsEdit
See alsoEdit
Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive determiner possessive pronoun
singular 1st ek my myne
2nd jy jou joune
2nd, formal u u s’n
3rd, masc hy hom sy syne
3rd, fem sy haar hare
3rd, neut dit sy syne
plural 1st ons ons s’n
2nd julle / jul1 julle s’n
3rd hulle / hul1 hulle s’n
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Etymology 3Edit

From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

NounEdit

sy (plural sye)

  1. side

Etymology 4Edit

From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Latin sēda.

NounEdit

sy (uncountable)

  1. silk

Etymology 5Edit

VerbEdit

sy

  1. present subjunctive of wees

AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *asī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷih₁ (dual), from singular *h₃okʷ- (compare Lithuanian akìs, Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, “eyes”), English eye).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sy m (indefinite plural sy, definite singular syri, definite plural sytë)

  1. (anatomy) eye

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sy
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative sy sy syri sytë
accusative sy sy syrin sytë
dative syri syve syrit syvet
ablative sysh

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “Dil te kroni cuco” (“Go out to the fountain my young lady”), 00m45s, by Sinan Vllasaliu (Kosovar known singer, from Prishtina).

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną, cognate with Swedish sy, English sew. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”), which is also the source of Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati), Lithuanian siū́ti.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

sy (present tense syr or syer, past syede, past participle syet)

  1. sew
  2. stitch

InflectionEdit

Inflection of sy
present past
simple syr or syer syede
perfect har syet havde syet
passive sys or syes syedes
participle syende syet
imperative sy —
infinitive sy —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund syen —

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

EgyptianEdit

RomanizationEdit

sy

  1. Alternative transliteration of zy.

GuaraníEdit

NounEdit

sy

  1. mother

IndonesianEdit

PronounEdit

sy

  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of saya.
    Synonym: gw, w

Lower SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *esi.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

sy

  1. second-person singular present of byś

MalayEdit

PronounEdit

sy

  1. (informal, text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of saya (“I”).

Middle EnglishEdit

NounEdit

sy

  1. Alternative form of siȝe

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse sýja.

VerbEdit

sy (imperative sy, present tense syr, simple past sydde, past participle sydd)

  1. to sew
  2. to stitch

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną.

VerbEdit

sy (present tense syr, past tense sydde, past participle sydd/sytt, passive infinitive syast, present participle syande, imperative sy)

  1. (transitive) to sew
  2. (transitive, ergative) to stitch
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Short form of syde.

VerbEdit

sy (present tense syd, past tense saud, supine sodi)

  1. (pre-1959) alternative form of syde

ReferencesEdit

Old TupiEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sy

  1. mother (one's female parent)

ReferencesEdit

  • LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
  • NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.

PortugueseEdit

PronounEdit

sy

  1. Obsolete spelling of si

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse sýja.

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

sy (present syr, preterite sydde, supine sytt, imperative sy)

  1. to sew

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of sy (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive sy sys
Supine sytt sytts
Imperative sy —
Imper. plural1 syn —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative syr sydde sys syddes
Ind. plural1 sy sydde sys syddes
Subjunctive2 sy sydde sys syddes
Participles
Present participle syende
Past participle sydd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

sy (not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of sydd

West FrisianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz. For the sibilant onset, compare other West Germanic cognates (Dutch zij, German Sie, and possibly English she).[1]

PronounEdit

sy

  1. she (third-person singular feminine pronoun)
    Synonym: hja
    Sy die.
    She did.
InflectionEdit
West Frisian personal pronouns
Number Person Nominative Objective Possessive
Normal Reflexive Determiner Pronoun
Singular First ik my mysels myn mines
Second Informal do/dû1 dy dysels dyn dines
Formal jo jo josels jo jowes
Third Masculine hy him himsels syn sines
Feminine sy/hja1 har harsels har harres
Neuter it it himsels syn sines
Plural First wy ús ússels ús uzes
Second jim(me) jim(me) jimsels/jinsels jim(me) jimmes
Third sy/hja1 har(ren) harsels har(ren) harres
1. Now mostly archaic and unused

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ https://gtb.ivdnt.org/iWDB/search?wdb=WFT&actie=article&id=86241

Further readingEdit

  • “sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2Edit

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

PronounEdit

sy

  1. they (third-person plural pronoun)
    Synonym: hja
    Sy dienen.
    They did.
InflectionEdit
West Frisian personal pronouns
Number Person Nominative Objective Possessive
Normal Reflexive Determiner Pronoun
Singular First ik my mysels myn mines
Second Informal do/dû1 dy dysels dyn dines
Formal jo jo josels jo jowes
Third Masculine hy him himsels syn sines
Feminine sy/hja1 har harsels har harres
Neuter it it himsels syn sines
Plural First wy ús ússels ús uzes
Second jim(me) jim(me) jimsels/jinsels jim(me) jimmes
Third sy/hja1 har(ren) harsels har(ren) harres
1. Now mostly archaic and unused
Further readingEdit
  • “sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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