synda

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse synd.

Verb

synda (third person singular past indicative syndaði, third person plural past indicative syndað, supine syndað)

1. to sin (to commit a sin)

Conjugation

Conjugation of synda (group v-30)

infinitive	synda
supine	syndað
	present	past
first singular	syndi	syndaði
second singular	syndar	syndaði
third singular	syndar	syndaði
plural	synda	syndaðu
participle (a6)1	syndandi	syndaður
	imperative
singular	synda!
plural	syndið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

• syndabót
• syndabukkur
• syndafall
• syndafalsfrásøga
• syndaflóð
• syndafríur
• syndafullur
• syndafyrigeving
• syndajáttan
• syndakleppur
• syndaleysur
• syndalív
• syndaloysing
• syndamaður
• syndamerktur
• syndamikil
• syndaoffur
• syndaplága
• syndarhugska
• syndari
• syndarligur
• syndasekt
• syndasekur
• syndastraffur
• syndatal

Further reading

• "synda" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sund (“swimming”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnta/

  Rhymes: -ɪnta

Verb

synda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative synti, supine synt)

1. to swim

Conjugation

synda – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að synda
supine sagnbót		synt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		syndandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	syndi	synti		syndi	synti
	þú	syndir	syntir		syndir	syntir
	hann, hún, það	syndir	synti		syndi	synti
plural	við	syndum	syntum		syndum	syntum
	þið	syndið	syntuð		syndið	syntuð
	þeir, þær, þau	synda	syntu		syndi	syntu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	synd (þú), syntu
plural	þið	syndið (þið), syndiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

syntur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	syntur	synt	synt	syntir	syntar	synt
accusative (þolfall)	syntan	synta	synt	synta	syntar	synt
dative (þágufall)	syntum	syntri	syntu	syntum	syntum	syntum
genitive (eignarfall)	synts	syntrar	synts	syntra	syntra	syntra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	synti	synta	synta	syntu	syntu	syntu
accusative (þolfall)	synta	syntu	synta	syntu	syntu	syntu
dative (þágufall)	synta	syntu	synta	syntu	syntu	syntu
genitive (eignarfall)	synta	syntu	synta	syntu	syntu	syntu

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

synda f

1. feminine definite singular of synd

   Synonym: synden

Verb

synda

1. past tense of synde
2. supine of synde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• (noun): IPA^(key): /ˈsʏn.dɑ/, /ˈsʏn.nɑ/
• (verb): IPA^(key): /²sʏn.dɑ/

Noun

synda f

1. definite singular of synd

Verb

synda (present tense syndar, past tense synda, past participle synda, passive infinitive syndast, present participle syndande, imperative synda/synd)

1. alternative form of synde (“to sin”)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• svima, svimma, symja

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sundą (“swimming”)

Verb

synda (past singular active syndi or synti)

1. to swim

Descendants

• Icelandic: synda

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “synda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Etymology

From synd +‎ -a.

Verb

synda (present syndar, preterite syndade, supine syndat, imperative synda)

1. to sin (to commit a sin)

Conjugation

Conjugation of synda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	synda		syndas
supine	syndat		syndats
imperative	synda		—
imper. plural1	synden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	syndar	syndade	syndas	syndades
ind. plural1	synda	syndade	syndas	syndades
subjunctive2	synde	syndade	syndes	syndades
present participle		syndande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• synd
• syndare
• syndig

References

• synda in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• dynas, synad