sy

See also: Sy, SY, Sỹ, .sy, s'y, and sy.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səi/

Etymology 1

From Dutch zij, from Middle Dutch si.

Pronoun

sy (object haar, possessive haar)

1. she (subject)

Alternative forms

• sij (obsolete)

See also

Afrikaans personal pronouns

		subjective	objective	possessive
singular	1st	ek	my
	2nd	jy	jou
	2nd, formal	u
	3rd, masc	hy	hom	sy
	3rd, fem	sy	haar
	3rd, neut	dit		sy
plural	1st	ons
	2nd	julle		julle / jul1
	3rd	hulle		hulle / hul1
1. In the second and third persons plural, the usual possessive forms are julle and hulle (like the subjective and objective forms), but jul and hul are sometimes used instead when the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.

Etymology 2

From Dutch zijn.

Determiner

sy

1. his
2. its

Alternative forms

• sij (obsolete)
• sijn (obsolete)
• syn (obsolete)

See also

Afrikaans personal pronouns

		subjective	objective	possessive
singular	1st	ek	my
	2nd	jy	jou
	2nd, formal	u
	3rd, masc	hy	hom	sy
	3rd, fem	sy	haar
	3rd, neut	dit		sy
plural	1st	ons
	2nd	julle		julle / jul1
	3rd	hulle		hulle / hul1
1. In the second and third persons plural, the usual possessive forms are julle and hulle (like the subjective and objective forms), but jul and hul are sometimes used instead when the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.

Etymology 3

From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

Noun

sy (plural sye)

1. side

Etymology 4

From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Latin sēda.

Noun

sy (uncountable)

1. silk

Etymology 5

Verb

sy

1. present subjunctive of wees

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• saj [sɒj] (Central Gheg)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sy]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *asī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷih₁ (dual), from singular *h₃okʷ- (compare Irish súil, Lithuanian akìs, Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, “eyes”), English eye).

Noun

sy m (indefinite plural sy, definite singular syri, definite plural sytë)

1. (anatomy) eye

Declension

declension of sy

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	sy	sy		syri	sytë
accusative (kallëzore)	sy	sy		syrin	sytë
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	syri	syve		syrit	syvet
dative (dhanore)	syri	syve		syrit	syvet
ablative (rrjedhore)	syri	sysh		syrit	syvet

Derived terms

• syze
• syth

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną, cognate with Swedish sy, English sew. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”), which is also the source of Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati), Lithuanian siū́ti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syː/, [syːˀ]
• Homophone: syg

Verb

sy (present tense syr or syer, past syede, past participle syet)

1. sew
2. stitch

Inflection

Inflection of sy

	present	past
simple	syr or syer	syede
perfect	har syet	havde syet
passive	sys or syes	syedes
participle	syende	syet
imperative	sy	—
infinitive	sy	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	syen	—

Derived terms

• syer
• syerske
• syning

References

• “sy” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Egyptian

Romanization

sy

1. Alternative transliteration of zy.

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Guaraní

Noun

sy

1. mother

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Indonesian

Pronoun

sy

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of saya.

Synonyms

• gw, w

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨ]

Verb

sy

1. second-person singular present of byś

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Middle English

Noun

sy

1. Alternative form of siȝe

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja

Verb

sy (imperative sy, present tense syr, simple past sydde, past participle sydd)

1. to sew
2. to stitch

Derived terms

• sying
• symaskin
• synål

References

• “sy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja

Verb

sy (present tense syr, past tense sydde, past participle sydd or sytt, passive infinitive syast, present participle syande, imperative sy)

1. to sew
2. to stitch

Derived terms

• sying
• symaskin
• synål

References

• “sy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ/

Noun

sy

1. mother (one's female parent)

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
• NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.

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Portuguese

Pronoun

sy (reflexive)

1. Obsolete spelling of si

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Verb

sy (present syr, preterite sydde, supine sytt, imperative sy)

1. to sew

Conjugation

Conjugation of sy (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sy	sys
Present tense	syr	sys
Past tense	sydde	syddes
Supine	sytt	sytts
Imperative	sy	—
Present participle	syende
Past participle	sydd

Related terms

• söm
• sömmare
• sömmerska
• sömnad
• syförening
• syjunta
• symaskin
• synål

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /siː/

Verb

sy

1. Alternative form of sydd

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• (Clay) IPA^(key): /sɛi̯/
• (Wood) IPA^(key): /si/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /sə/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

sy

1. she (third-person singular feminine pronoun)

   Synonym: hja

   Sy die.

   She did.

Inflection

West Frisian personal pronouns

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

• “sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

sy

1. they (third-person plural pronoun)

   Synonym: hja

   Sy dienen.

   They did.

Inflection

West Frisian personal pronouns

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

• “sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011