sy

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch zij, from Middle Dutch si.

Pronoun

sy (object haar, possessive haar)

  1. she (subject)
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Etymology 2

From Dutch zijn.

Determiner

sy

  1. his
  2. its
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Etymology 3

From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

Noun

sy (plural sye)

  1. side

Etymology 4

From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Latin sēda.

Noun

sy (uncountable)

  1. silk

Etymology 5

Verb

sy

  1. present subjunctive of wees

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *asī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷih₁ (dual), from singular *h₃okʷ- (compare Lithuanian akìs, Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, eyes), English eye).

Pronunciation

Noun

sy m (plural sy, definite syri, definite plural sytë)

  1. (anatomy) eye

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną, cognate with Swedish sy, English sew. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (to sew), which is also the source of Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati), Lithuanian siū́ti.

Pronunciation

Verb

sy (present tense syr or syer, past syede, past participle syet)

  1. sew
  2. stitch

Conjugation

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Egyptian

Romanization

sy

  1. Alternative transliteration of zy.

Guaraní

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian *tɨ.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní xy and Old Tupi sy

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sɨ/

  • (Paraguayan Guarani, Eastern Guarani, Southwestern Guarani) IPA(key): , .
  • Rhymes:

Noun

sy (plural sykuéra)

  1. mother, mom
    Che sy sa'y ohayhuvéva ha'e hovy.
    My mother's favorite colour is blue.

Indonesian

Pronoun

sy

  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of saya.
    Synonyms: gw, w

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *esi.

Pronunciation

Verb

sy

  1. second-person singular present of byś

Malay

Pronoun

sy

  1. (informal, text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of saya (I).

Middle English

Noun

sy

  1. Alternative form of siȝe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja.

Verb

sy (imperative sy, present tense syr, simple past sydde, past participle sydd)

  1. to sew
  2. to stitch

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną.

Verb

sy (present tense syr, past tense sydde, past participle sytt/sydd, passive infinitive syast, present participle syande, imperative sy)

  1. (transitive) to sew
  2. (transitive, ergative) to stitch
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Short form of syde.

Verb

sy (present tense syd, past tense saud, supine sodi)

  1. (pre-1959) alternative form of syde

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

  1. Alternative form of sīe

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian *tɨ.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní xy and Guaraní sy

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: sy

Noun

sy (possessable)

  1. mother (one's female parent)
    Synonym: a'i
    Hyponym: a'ysy
  2. (figurative) origin; beginning

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Derived terms

Adjective

sy (noun form sy)

  1. motherful (having a mother)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 569

Portuguese

Pronoun

sy

  1. Obsolete spelling of si.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

sy (present syr, preterite sydde, supine sytt, imperative sy)

  1. to sew

Conjugation

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Further reading

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Syllabification: sy

Verb

sy

  1. second-person singular present of być
    Ty sy rjany.
    You are beautiful.

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

sy (not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of sydd

West Frisian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz. For the sibilant onset, compare other West Germanic cognates (Dutch zij, German Sie, and possibly English she).[1]

Pronoun

sy

  1. she (third-person singular feminine pronoun)
    Synonym: hja
    Sy die.
    She did.
Inflection

References

Further reading

  • sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

sy

  1. they (third-person plural pronoun)
    Synonym: hja
    Sy dienen.
    They did.
Inflection
Further reading
  • sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011