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

Noun

sýn f (genitive singular sýnar, nominative plural sýnir)

  1. (uncountable) sight (especially denoting line of sight, the ability to see something particular)
  2. (countable) a sight (something one sees, especially something significant)
  3. (countable) vision (prophetic, etc.)
  4. (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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Noun

sýn f (genitive sýnar, plural sýnir)

  1. sight, eyesight
  2. appearance, look
  3. (poetic, heiti) sun

Declension

  Declension of sýn (strong i-stem)
feminine 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

Derived terms

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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