syn

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See also: sýn, syn-, -syn, and ␖

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Greek συν- (syn-, “with, together”), having the same function as co- (“synthesis, synoptic”).

Adjective[edit]

syn (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.
Coordinate terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of synonym.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn (plural syns)

  1. Abbreviation of synonym.

Etymology 3[edit]

Clipping of synthetic.

Alternative forms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

syn (comparative more syn, superlative most syn)

  1. Abbreviation of synthetic.

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Pronoun[edit]

syn

  1. Obsolete form of sy (“his”).

Particle[edit]

syn

  1. Obsolete form of se.
  2. Obsolete form of s'n.

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn m anim

  1. son
    Coordinate term: dcera

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative syn synové
genitive syna synů
dative synovi, synu synům
accusative syna syny
vocative synu synové
locative synovi, synu synech
instrumental synem syny

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • syn in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • syn in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • syn in Internetová jazyková příručka

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse sýn, cognate to se.

Noun[edit]

syn

  1. vision, faculty of sight
    Hun har nedsat syn på det højre øje.
    She has reduced vision in the right eye.
  2. 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[edit]

Declension of syn
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syn synet syn synene
genitive syns synets syns synenes

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn

  1. vision (mystical event)
    Shamanen påstår at have fået et syn.
    The shaman claims to have received a vision.

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syn synet syner synerne
genitive syns synets syners synernes

Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ.

Noun[edit]

syn m pers

  1. son

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn m (diminutive synk)

  1. son

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn
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[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn

  1. Alternative form of synne

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn

  1. Alternative form of synnen

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse sýn.

Noun[edit]

syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn or syner, definite plural syna or synene, genitive syne)

  1. sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
  2. a sight
    et vakkert syn ― a beautiful sight
    komme til syne [old genitive form] ― come into sight
  3. a vision or hallucination
  4. a premonition
  5. a view (opinion)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse sýn.

Noun[edit]

syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn, definite plural syna)
syn f (definite singular syna, indefinite plural syner, definite plural synene)

  1. sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
  2. a sight
    eit vakkert syn - a beautiful sight
  3. (especially feminine) a vision
  4. (feminine plural only) hallucinations
  5. a view (opinion)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

syn

  1. imperative of syna

References[edit]

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sȳn f

  1. sight, ability to see
  2. appearance

Declension[edit]

Declension of sȳn (i-stem)
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[edit]

  • Swedish: syn

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish syn, from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn m pers (diminutive synek)

  1. son

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn
singular plural
nominative syn synowie/syny/syny (depreciative)
genitive syna synów
dative synowi synom
accusative syna synów
instrumental synem synami
locative synu synach
vocative synu synowie/syny

Derived terms[edit]

nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • syn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • syn in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn m anim (genitive singular syna, nominative plural synovia, genitive plural synov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. son

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn
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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • syn in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish sȳn, from Old Norse sýn, sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

syn c

  1. sight (ability to see), vision
  2. a sight, a view
  3. a vision, a revelation (of the future)

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative syn synen syner synerna
Genitive syns synens syners synernas

Related terms[edit]

Related terms

Anagrams[edit]

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun[edit]

syn m

  1. son

Declension[edit]

Declension of syn
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[edit]

  • “syn” in Soblex

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

syn

  1. his (third-person singular masculine possessive determiner)
  2. its (third-person singular neuter possessive determiner)

See also[edit]

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[edit]

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