syn

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

syn (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.

• (chemistry): anti

Clipping of synonym.

• syn.

syn (plural syns)

1. Abbreviation of synonym.

Clipping of synthetic.

• synth

syn (comparative more syn, superlative most syn)

1. Abbreviation of synthetic.

• NYS, sny

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syn

1. Obsolete form of sy (“his”).

syn

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

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪn]

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• Hyphenation: syn
• Rhymes: -ɪn

syn m anim

1. son

• dcera

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

• sny

From Old Norse sýn, cognate to se.

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!

• tunnelsyn

syn

1. vision (mystical event)

   Shamanen påstår at have fået et syn.

   The shaman claims to have received a vision.

From Proto-Slavic *synъ.

syn ?

1. son

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

• IPA^(key): /sɨn/

syn m (diminutive synk)

1. son

• źowka (“daughter”)
• nan (“father”)
• maś (“mother”)

• synašk

• 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

syn

1. Alternative form of synne

syn

1. Alternative form of synnen

From Old Norse sýn.

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)

• “syn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /syːn/

From Old Norse sýn.

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)

syn

1. imperative of syna

• “syn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /syːn/

sȳn f

1. sight, ability to see
2. appearance

• Swedish: syn

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

• IPA^(key): /sɨn/

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• Rhymes: -ɨn
• Syllabification: syn

syn m pers (diminutive synek)

1. son

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

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

• IPA^(key): [sin]
• Rhymes: -in

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

1. son

• synovský
• synovsky
• synovstvo
• synček, synáčik

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

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

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syn c

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

• nys

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

syn m

1. son

• “syn” in Soblex

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

• IPA^(key): /sin/

syn

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

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