syn
English
Etymology 1
From Greek συν- (syn-, “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
- (chemistry): anti
Etymology 2
Clipping of synonym.
Alternative forms
- syn.
Noun
syn (plural syns)
- Abbreviation of synonym.
Etymology 3
Clipping of synthetic.
Alternative forms
- synth
Adjective
syn (comparative more syn, superlative most syn)
- Abbreviation of synthetic.
Anagrams
- NYS, sny
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Pronoun
syn
- Obsolete form of sy (“his”).
Particle
syn
- Obsolete form of se.
- Obsolete form of s'n.
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪn]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: syn
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
syn m anim
- son
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syn | synové |
| genitive | syna | synů |
| dative | synu, synovi | synům |
| accusative | syna | syny |
| vocative | synu | synové |
| locative | synu, synovi | synech |
| instrumental | synem | syny |
Antonyms
- dcera
Derived terms
- synáček
- synek
- synovec
- synovský
- zkurvysyn
- zlosyn
Further reading
- syn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- syn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- syn in Internetová jazyková příručka
Anagrams
- sny
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse sýn, cognate to se.
Noun
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
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | syn | synet | syn | synene |
| genitive | syns | synets | syns | synenes |
Derived terms
- tunnelsyn
Noun
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
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | syn | synet | syner | synerne |
| genitive | syns | synets | syners | synernes |
Kashubian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ.
Noun
syn ?
- son
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɨn/
Noun
syn m (diminutive synk)
- son
Declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | syn | syna | syny |
| Genitive | syna | synowu | synow |
| Dative | synoju | synoma | synam |
| Accusative | syna | synowu | syny, synow |
| Instrumental | synom | synoma | synami |
| Locative | synje | synoma | synach |
Coordinate terms
- źowka (“daughter”)
- nan (“father”)
- maś (“mother”)
Derived terms
- synašk
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
Noun
syn
- Alternative form of synne
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
- ettersyn
- fjernsyn
- innsyn
- livssyn
- nattsyn
- nærsynt
- oppsyn
- synlig
- synsfelt
- synsk
- synspunkt
- synstest
- synsvinkel
- tunnelsyn
References
- “syn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /syːn/
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
- ettersyn
- innsyn
- livssyn
- nattsyn
- nærsynt
- oppsyn
- sjølvsyn
- synkverva
- synsfelt
- synsk
- synspunkt
- synstest
- synsvinkel
- tunnelsyn
- utsyn
Verb
syn
- imperative of syna
References
- “syn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /syːn/
Noun
sȳn f
- sight, ability to see
- appearance
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Swedish: syn
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɨn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨn
- Syllabification: syn
Noun
syn m pers (diminutive synek)
- son
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syn | synowie/syny |
| genitive | syna | synów |
| dative | synowi | synom |
| accusative | syna | synów |
| instrumental | synem | synami |
| locative | synu | synach |
| vocative | synu | synowie/syny |
Derived terms
- synal
- synalek
- syncio
- syneczek
- synek
- synulek
- synuś
Further reading
- syn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syn | synovia |
| genitive | syna | synov |
| dative | synovi | synom |
| accusative | syna | synov |
| vocative | synu | synovia |
| locative | synovi | synoch |
| instrumental | synom | synmi |
Derived terms
- synovský
- synovsky
- synovstvo
- synček, synáčik
Further reading
- syn in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sȳn, from Old Norse sýn, sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
syn c
- sight (ability to see), vision
- a sight, a view
- a vision, a revelation (of the future)
Declension
| Declension of syn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | syn | synen | syner | synerna |
| Genitive | syns | synens | syners | synernas |
Related terms
- genomsynlig
- syna
- synbarligen
- synlig
Anagrams
- nys
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.
Noun
syn m
- son
Declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | syn | synaj | synojo |
| Genitive | syna | synow | synow |
| Dative | synej | synomaj | synam |
| Accusative | syna | synow | synow |
| Instrumental | synom | synomaj | synami |
| Locative | synje | synomaj | synach |
| Vocative | synje | synaj | synojo |
Further reading
- “syn” in Soblex
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin/
Determiner
syn
- his (third-person singular masculine possessive determiner)
- its (third-person singular neuter possessive determiner)
See also
| 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 reading
- “syn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011