συ-
Ancient Greek
Prefix
σῠ- • (su-)
occurs before ζ (z) and before σ (s) plus consonant
- Alternative form of σῠν- (sun-)
Greek
Prefix
συ- • (sy-) or σύ-
- Alternative form of συν- (syn-)
- occurs before sibilants [s, z] (the [s] plus consonant)
- ζ - συν- (“together”) + ζητώ (“seek”) → συζητώ (“discuss”) /siziˈto/
- ζ - συν- (“co-”) + ζυγός (“burden”) → σύζυγος (“spouse”) /ˈsiziɣos/
- σκ - συν- (“together”) + σκέπτομαι (“think”) → συσκέπτομαι (“confer”) /siˈsceptome/
- compare to συσ- (sys-)
- occurs colloquially before [v, γ, δ, f, x, θ, ks, ps]
- δ - συν- (“together”) + δέντρο (“tree”) → σύδεντρο (“group of trees”) /ˈsiðendro/
- φ - συν- (“co-”) + φέρω (φέρον) (“bear, bring”) → συμφέρον (“the interest”) /simˈferon/ > colloquial συφέρο /siˈfero/
- occurs before sibilants [s, z] (the [s] plus consonant)
Derived terms
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- and see: συν- (syn-)