different between syn vs lyn

English

Etymology

From Greek syn-, with, together, having same function as co-, (synthesis, synoptic)

Adjective

syn (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): anti

Anagrams

• NYS, sny

Afrikaans

Pronoun

syn

1. Obsolete form of sy.

Particle

syn

1. Obsolete form of se.
2. Obsolete form of s'n.

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech syn, from Proto-Slavic *syn?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s???nus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?n]
• Hyphenation: syn
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

syn m anim

1. son

Declension

Antonyms

• dcera

Derived terms

Further reading

• syn in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• syn in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• sny

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýn, cognate to se.

Noun

syn

1. vision, faculty of sight

2. a way of perceiving something

   De havde et ganske andet syn på sandsynlighedsfeltsbegrebet.

   They had quite another view of the concept of the probability field.

   Sikke dog et forskruet og forældet menneskesyn!

   What a twisted and antiquated view of humans!

Declension

Derived terms

• tunnelsyn

Noun

syn

1. vision (mystical event)

   Shamanen påstår at have fået et syn.

   The shaman claims to have received a vision.

Declension

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *syn?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s???nus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?n/

Noun

syn m (diminutive synk)

1. son

Declension

Coordinate terms

• ?owka (“daughter”)
• nan (“father”)
• ma? (“mother”)

Derived terms

• synašk

References

• syn in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
• syn in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sýn

Noun

syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn or syner, definite plural syna or synene) (genitive form syne)

1. sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
2. a sight

3. a vision or hallucination
4. a premonition
5. a view (opinion)

Derived terms

References

• “syn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?n/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sýn

Noun

syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn, definite plural syna)
syn f (definite singular syna, indefinite plural syner, definite plural synene)

1. sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)
2. a sight

   eit vakkert syn - a beautiful sight

3. (especially feminine) a vision
4. (feminine plural only) hallucinations
5. a view (opinion)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

syn

1. imperative of syna

References

• “syn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?n/

Noun

s?n f

1. sight, ability to see
2. appearance

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: syn

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *syn?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s???nus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?n/

Noun

syn m pers (diminutive synek)

1. son

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) syneczek, synek, syncio, synulek, synu?, synal, synalek

Further reading

• syn in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• syn in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *syn?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s???nus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sin]
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

syn m (genitive singular syna, nominative plural synovia, genitive plural synov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. son

Declension

Derived terms

• synovský
• synovsky
• synovstvo
• syn?ek, syná?ik

Further reading

• syn in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish s?n, from Old Norse sýn, sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Pronunciation

Noun

syn c

1. sight (ability to see), vision
2. a sight, a view
3. a vision, a revelation (of the future)

Declension

Related terms

Anagrams

• nys

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *syn?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s???nus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun

syn m

1. son

Declension

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian s?n, from Proto-Germanic *s?naz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sin/

Determiner

syn

1. his (third-person singular masculine possessive determiner)
2. its (third-person singular neuter possessive determiner)

See also

Further reading

• “syn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Etymology

See linn.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

lyn (plural lyns)

1. Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”)

References

• lyn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly?n/, [ly??n]

Noun

lyn n (singular definite lynet, plural indefinite lyn)

1. lightning

Inflection

Verb

lyn

1. imperative of lyne

Further reading

• “lyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lyn (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lyne

Etymology 2

Noun

lyn

1. Alternative form of lynde

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna or lynene)

1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms

• lynkrig
• lynnedslag
• lynrask

References

• “lyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly?n/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna)

1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms

• lynkrig
• lynnedslag
• lynrask

References

• “lyn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l???n /

Noun

lyn n

1. lightning

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /l??n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /l?n/

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of glyn.

Mutation

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of llyn.

Mutation

West Frisian

Adverb

lyn

1. ago

Further reading

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