Definitions and meaning of syn
syn
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-, “with, together”), having the same function as co- (“synthesis, synoptic”).
Adjective
syn (not comparable)
- (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of synonym.
Alternative forms
Noun
syn (plural syns)
- Abbreviation of synonym.
Etymology 3
Clipping of synthetic.
Alternative forms
Adjective
syn (comparative more syn, superlative most syn)
- Abbreviation of synthetic.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Pronoun
syn
- obsolete form of sy (“his”)
Particle
syn
- obsolete form of se
- obsolete form of s'n
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪn]
-
- Hyphenation: syn
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
syn m anim
- son
- Coordinate term: dcera
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “syn”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “syn”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “syn”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse sýn, cognate to se.
Noun
syn
- vision, faculty of sight
- 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!
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
syn
- vision (mystical event)
- Shamanen påstår at have fået et syn.
- The shaman claims to have received a vision.
Declension
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: syn
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synk or synulk, related adjective sënowsczi)
- son (male offspring)
- Coordinate term: córka
- son (familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “sin”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 193
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “syn”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “syn”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
- “syn”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
Noun
syn m anim (diminutive synk)
- son (male offspring)
Declension
Coordinate terms
- źowka (“daughter”)
- nan (“father”)
- maś (“mother”)
Derived terms
References
- 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
Etymology 1
Noun
syn
- alternative form of synne
Etymology 2
Noun
syn
- alternative form of synnen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sýn.
Noun
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
References
- “syn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sýn.
Noun
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
Etymology 2
Verb
syn
- imperative of syna
References
- “syn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sy̑nъ.
Pronunciation
-
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsɨn/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsin/
Noun
syn m pers
- son (male offspring)
- son (male member of a group, especially a family community)
- (Christianity) Son
Declension
Descendants
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “syn”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old English
Verb
sȳn
- alternative form of sīen
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sy̑nъ. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
-
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /sin/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /sin/
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synek)
- (attested in Greater Poland) son (male offspring)
- (Christianity, attested in Lesser Poland) Son
- Synonyms: Syn dziewiczy, Syn Boży, jedyny Syn Boga wszechmogącego, Syn Człowieczy, Syn Nawyszszego
- (figuratively) son (someone that one views as a son)
- (attested in Greater Poland) used in some curses
- (biblical, attested in Lesser Poland) son (male member of a community)
- (attested in Lesser Poland) son (familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Polish: syn
- Silesian: syn
References
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “syn”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Mańczak, Witold (2017) “syn”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “syn”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
- Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “syn”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sy̑nъ.
Noun
syn m pers
- son (male offspring)
- son (male member of some community)
- son (familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person)
Descendants
- Pannonian Rusyn: син (sin)
- Slovak: syn
References
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “syn”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation
Noun
sȳn f
- sight, ability to see
- appearance
Declension
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish syn.
Pronunciation
-
- Rhymes: -ɘn
- Syllabification: syn
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synek, related adjective synowski)
- son (male offspring)
- Coordinate term: córka
- son (familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person)
- (literary) son (member of a community)
Declension
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), syn is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 5 times in scientific texts, 9 times in news, 4 times in essays, 41 times in fiction, and 36 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 95 times, making it the 668th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
Further reading
- syn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- syn in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “syn”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “SYN”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.05.2021
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “syn”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “syn”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “syn”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 539
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish syn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪn/
-
- Rhymes: -ɪn
- Syllabification: syn
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synek, related adjective synowy)
- son (male offspring)
- Coordinate term: cera
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sin]
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synček)
- son (male offspring)
- Coordinate term: dcéra
Declension
Derived terms
- synovský
- synovsky
- synovstvo
- synáčik
Further reading
- “syn”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪn
- Syllabification: syn
Noun
syn m pers
- son (male offspring)
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “sḯn”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[10] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1023
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sȳn, from Old Norse sýn, sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation
Noun
syn c
- sight (ability to see), vision
- a sight, a view
- a vision, a revelation (of the future)
Declension
Related terms
Anagrams
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Noun
syn m pers
- son (male offspring)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
Welsh
Etymology
Back-formation from synnu (“to surprise”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /sɨːn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /siːn/
- Rhymes: -ɨːn
Adjective
syn (feminine singular syn, plural synion, equative syned, comparative synach, superlative synaf, not mutable)
- astonished, astounded
- dazed, stunned
- aghast, frightened
- amazing, astonishing
- Synonyms: syndodol, syfrdanol
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “syn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.
Pronunciation
Determiner
syn
- his (third-person singular masculine possessive determiner)
- its (third-person singular neuter possessive determiner)
See also
Further reading
- “syn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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