сынъ

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See also: сынь and сꙑнъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сꙑнъ (synŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sy̑nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús, from *sewH-. Cognate with Russian сын (syn), Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ (synŭ).

Noun

сынъ (synm pers

  1. son
    отецъ за сына, а сынъ за отца не повиненъ терпетьotecʹ za syna, a syn za otca ne povinen terpetʹ(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    у Януса были три сыныu Janusa byli tri syny(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. child
    кров его на нас и на сн҃ы нашеkrov eho na nas i na sn:y našeHis blood be on us and our sons

Descendants

  • Belarusian: сын (syn)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: сын (sŷn)
  • Ukrainian: син (syn)

Further reading

Russian

Noun

сынъ (synm inan (genitive сы́на, nominative plural сыновья́ or сыны́, genitive plural сынове́й or сыно́въ)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of сын (syn).

Declension