sýn

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See also: syn, syn., syn-, -syn, and ␖

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siːn/
Rhymes: -iːn

Homophone: sín

Noun

sýn f (genitive singular sýnar, nominative plural sýnir)

(uncountable) sight (especially denoting line of sight, the ability to see something particular)
(countable) a sight (something one sees, especially something significant)
(countable) vision (prophetic, etc.)
(uncountable) vision, outlook, perspective

Declension

Declension of sýn
f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýn	sýnin	sýnir	sýnirnar
accusative	sýn	sýnina	sýnir	sýnirnar
dative	sýn	sýninni	sýnum	sýnunum
genitive	sýnar	sýnarinnar	sýna	sýnanna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

sjón

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Noun

sýn f (genitive sýnar, plural sýnir)

Declension

Declension of sýn (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýn	sýnin	sýnir	sýnirnar
accusative	sýn	sýnina	sýnir	sýnirnar
dative	sýn	sýninni	sýnum	sýnunum
genitive	sýnar	sýnarinnar	sýna	sýnanna

Derived terms

andarsýn f (“vision”)
augsýn f (“eyesight”)
englasýn f (“vision of angels”)
eptirsýn f (“looking after one”)
fagnaðarsýn f (“joyful sight”)
fjallasýn f (“mountain view”)
forsýn f (“foreboding”)
framsýn f (“foresight”)
gaupnasýn f (“looking into one's palms; covering one's face with the hands”)
landsýn f (“sight of land”)
unaðssýn f (“happy sight”)
vallarsýn f (“outward appearance”)
yfirsýn f (“appearance, superintendence”)
ásýn f (“presence; appearance; opinion”)

Related terms

sjá (“to see”)

Descendants

Icelandic: sýn
Faroese: sýn
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: syn n or f
- Norwegian Bokmål: syn n
Old Swedish: sȳn
- Swedish: syn c
Danish: syn n

References

sýn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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