syk

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

syk

  1. Alternative form of sych

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish syg, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.

Adjective[edit]

syk (neuter singular sykt, definite singular and plural syke)

  1. sick, ill
  2. diseased

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨk, from Proto-Tupian *t͡ʃɨk.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

syk (first-person singular active indicative asyk, first-person singular negative active indicative nasyki, noun syka) (intransitive)

  1. (of a place, with -pe) to arrive at; to reach
    Ka'ape asyk.
    I arrived at the forest.
  2. (of a person, with esé or ri) to reach; to approach
    Synonyms: erobyk, erosyk
  3. (of an event or point in time, with esé) to arrive
  4. (with esé or upi) to attain; to equate; to reach
  5. to end; to finish
    Synonyms: moaûîé, mondyk, mombab, pab
  6. to complete
    Synonyms: mopor, moaûîé
  7. to elapse

Usage notes[edit]

Old Tupi had three distinct verbs that translated to arrive, depending on the route taken: gûasem or syk when arriving by land and îepotar when arriving by water. With the evolution of the language and further contact with Portuguese, all three were considered synonyms by the 18th century.

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: syka

Verb[edit]

syk (first-person singular active indicative aîosyk, first-person singular negative active indicative naîosyki, noun syka) (transitive)

  1. to touch
    Synonyms: atõî, byk, pokok
  2. to rub
    Synonyms: kytyk, momemûã

Adverb[edit]

syk

  1. totally; completely
    Synonyms: opabĩ, pab, pabẽ, pakatu, tekatueté

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 408

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