syn
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Greek συν- (syn-, “with, together”), having the same function as co- (“synthesis, synoptic”).
Adjective Edit
syn (not comparable)
- (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.
Coordinate terms Edit
- (chemistry): anti
Etymology 2 Edit
Clipping of synonym.
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
syn (plural syns)
- Abbreviation of synonym.
Etymology 3 Edit
Clipping of synthetic.
Alternative forms Edit
Adjective Edit
syn (comparative more syn, superlative most syn)
Anagrams Edit
Afrikaans Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Pronoun Edit
syn
- Obsolete form of sy (“his”).
Particle Edit
syn
Czech Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Old Czech syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
syn m anim
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- syn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- syn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- syn in Internetová jazyková příručka
Anagrams Edit
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse sýn, cognate to se.
Noun Edit
syn
- vision, faculty of sight
- Hun har nedsat syn på det højre øje.
- She has reduced vision in the right eye.
- a way of perceiving something
- De havde et ganske andet syn på sandsynlighedsfeltsbegrebet.
- They had quite another view of the concept of the probability field.
- Sikke dog et forskruet og forældet menneskesyn!
- What a twisted and antiquated view of humans!
- De havde et ganske andet syn på sandsynlighedsfeltsbegrebet.
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
Noun Edit
syn
- vision (mystical event)
- Shamanen påstår at have fået et syn.
- The shaman claims to have received a vision.
- Shamanen påstår at have fået et syn.
Declension Edit
Kashubian Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ.
Noun Edit
syn m pers
Lower Sorbian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
syn m (diminutive synk)
Declension Edit
Coordinate terms Edit
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “syn”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “syn”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
syn
- Alternative form of synne
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
syn
- Alternative form of synnen
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn or syner, definite plural syna or synene, genitive syne)
- sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
- a sight
- et vakkert syn ― a beautiful sight
- komme til syne [old genitive form] ― come into sight
- a vision or hallucination
- a premonition
- a view (opinion)
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “syn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn, definite plural syna)
syn f (definite singular syna, indefinite plural syner, definite plural synene)
- sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
- a sight
- eit vakkert syn - a beautiful sight
- (especially feminine) a vision
- (feminine plural only) hallucinations
- a view (opinion)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
syn
- imperative of syna
References Edit
- “syn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
sȳn f
- sight, ability to see
- appearance
Declension Edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sȳn | sȳnin | sȳni(r), -e(r) | sȳnina(r), -ena(r) |
accusative | sȳn | sȳnina, -ena | sȳni(r), -e(r) | sȳnina(r), -ena(r) |
dative | sȳn | sȳninni, -inne | sȳnum, -om | sȳnumin, -omen |
genitive | sȳna(r) | sȳninna(r) | sȳna | sȳnanna |
Descendants Edit
- Swedish: syn
Polish Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Old Polish syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
syn m pers (diminutive synek)
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
Slovak Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
syn m anim (genitive singular syna, nominative plural synovia, genitive plural synov, declension pattern of chlap)
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- syn in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Swedish sȳn, from Old Norse sýn, sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Noun Edit
syn c
- sight (ability to see), vision
- a sight, a view
- a vision, a revelation (of the future)
Declension Edit
Declension of syn | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | syn | synen | syner | synerna |
Genitive | syns | synens | syners | synernas |
Related terms Edit
Anagrams Edit
Upper Sorbian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Noun Edit
syn m
Declension Edit
Further reading Edit
- “syn” in Soblex
West Frisian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Frisian sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.
Pronunciation Edit
Determiner Edit
syn
- his (third-person singular masculine possessive determiner)
- its (third-person singular neuter possessive determiner)
See also Edit
Number | Person | Nominative | Objective | Possessive | |||
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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 reading Edit
- “syn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011