sýn

See also: syn, syn-, -syn, and ␖

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sýn, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz, whence also the doublet sjón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siːn/
    Rhymes: -iːn
    Homophone: sín

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

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
  • 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”)

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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