συ-

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Ancient Greek

Prefix

σῠ- • (su-) occurs before ζ (z) and before σ (s) plus consonant

  1. Alternative form of σῠν- (sun-)

Greek

Prefix

συ- • (sy-) or σύ-

  1. Alternative form of συν- (syn-)
    1. occurs before sibilants (the plus consonant)
      ζ - συν- (“together”) + ζητώ (“seek”) → συζητώ (“discuss”) /siziˈto/
      ζ - συν- (“co-”) + ζυγός (“burden”) → σύζυγος (“spouse”) /ˈsiziɣos/
      σκ - συν- (“together”) + σκέπτομαι (“think”) → συσκέπτομαι (“confer”) /siˈsceptome/
      compare to συσ- (sys-)
    2. occurs colloquially before
      δ - συν- (“together”) + δέντρο (“tree”) → σύδεντρο (“group of trees”) /ˈsiðendro/
      φ - συν- (“co-”) + φέρω (φέρον) (“bear, bring”) → συμφέρον (“the interest”) /simˈferon/ > colloquial συφέρο /siˈfero/

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with συ-
Wikious
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