Definitions and meaning of syn
syn
Etymology
From Greek syn-, with, together, having same function as co-, (synthesis, synoptic)
Adjective
syn (not comparable)
- (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.
Coordinate terms
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronoun
syn
- Obsolete form of sy.
Particle
syn
- Obsolete form of se.
- Obsolete form of s'n.
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪn/
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- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
syn m anim
- son
Declension
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- syn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- syn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
Noun
syn m (diminutive synk)
- son
Declension
Coordinate terms
- źowka (“daughter”)
- nan (“father”)
- maś (“mother”)
Derived terms
References
- syn in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
- syn in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sýn
Noun
syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn or syner, definite plural syna or synene) (genitive form syne)
- sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
- a 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 Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation
Noun
sȳn f
- sight, ability to see
- appearance
Declension
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synek)
- son
Declension
Derived terms
- (nouns) syneczek, synek, syncio, synulek, synuś, synal, synalek
Further reading
- syn in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sin]
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
syn m (genitive singular syna, nominative plural synovia, genitive plural synov, declension pattern of chlap)
- son
Declension
Derived terms
- synovský
- synovsky
- synovstvo
- synček, synáčik
Further reading
- syn in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Noun
syn m
- son
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.
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
Source: wiktionary.org- SYMPTOSIS, emaciation.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)