sy
Afrikaans
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Dutch zij, from Middle Dutch si.
Pronoun
editsy (object haar, possessive haar)
- she (subject)
Alternative forms
edit- sij (obsolete)
See also
editsubjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | 1st | ek | my | myne | ||
2nd | jy | jou | joune | |||
2nd, formal | u | u s’n | ||||
3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne | ||
3rd, fem | sy | haar | hare | |||
3rd, neut | dit | sy | syne | |||
plural | 1st | ons | ons s’n | |||
2nd | julle / jul1 | julle s’n | ||||
3rd | hulle / hul1 | hulle s’n | ||||
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. |
Etymology 2
editDeterminer
editsy
Alternative forms
editSee also
editsubjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | 1st | ek | my | myne | ||
2nd | jy | jou | joune | |||
2nd, formal | u | u s’n | ||||
3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne | ||
3rd, fem | sy | haar | hare | |||
3rd, neut | dit | sy | syne | |||
plural | 1st | ons | ons s’n | |||
2nd | julle / jul1 | julle s’n | ||||
3rd | hulle / hul1 | hulle s’n | ||||
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. |
Etymology 3
editFrom Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.
Noun
editsy (plural sye)
Etymology 4
editFrom Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Latin sēda.
Noun
editsy (uncountable)
Etymology 5
editVerb
editsy
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *asī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷih₁ (dual), from singular *h₃okʷ- (compare Lithuanian akìs, Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, “eyes”), English eye).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsy m (plural sy, definite syri, definite plural sytë)
Declension
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “Dil te kroni cuco” (“Go out to the fountain my young lady”), 00m45s, by Sinan Vllasaliu (Kosovar known singer, from Prishtina).
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editsy (present tense syr or syer, past syede, past participle syet)
Conjugation
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- “sy” in Den Danske Ordbog
Egyptian
editRomanization
editsy
Guaraní
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian *tɨ.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní xy and Old Tupi sy
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsy (plural sykuéra)
Indonesian
editPronoun
editsy
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of saya.
Lower Sorbian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *esi.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsy
Malay
editPronoun
editsy
- (informal, text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of saya (“I”).
Middle English
editNoun
editsy
- Alternative form of siȝe
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editVerb
editsy (imperative sy, present tense syr, simple past sydde, past participle sydd)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “sy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną.
Verb
editsy (present tense syr, past tense sydde, past participle sytt/sydd, passive infinitive syast, present participle syande, imperative sy)
- (transitive) to sew
- (transitive, ergative) to stitch
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- saum m
Etymology 2
editShort form of syde.
Verb
editsy (present tense syd, past tense saud, supine sodi)
References
edit- “sy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsȳ
- Alternative form of sīe
Old Tupi
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian *tɨ.[1]
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní xy and Guaraní sy
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsy (possessable)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editAdjective
editsy (noun form sy)
- motherful (having a mother)
Declension
editCausative | mondy | |||||
Deadjectivals | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-ba'e | i xyba'e | |||||
-sab(a) | sŷaba / sysaba | |||||
Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
Adjectival forms | ||||||
Active | ||||||
Indicative | xe sy | nde sy | i xy | oré sy | îandé sy | pe sy |
Imperative | ||||||
Permissive | ta xe sy | ta nde sy | t'i xy | t'oré sy | t'îandé sy | ta pe sy |
Negative indicative | na xe syî | na nde syî | n'i xyî | n'oré syî | n'îandé syî | na pe syî |
Negative imperative | nde sy umẽ | pe sy umẽ | ||||
Negative permissive | ta xe sy umẽ | ta nde sy umẽ | t'i xy umẽ | t'oré sy umẽ | t'îandé sy umẽ | ta pe sy umẽ |
Gerund | ||||||
Affirmative | xe syramo | nde syramo | o syramo | oré syramo | îandé syramo | pe syramo |
Negative | xe sye'ymamo | nde sye'ymamo | o sye'ymamo | oré sye'ymamo | îandé sye'ymamo | pe sye'ymamo |
Nominal forms | ||||||
Infinitive | ||||||
Affirmative | sy | |||||
Negative | sye'yma | |||||
Circumstantial | ||||||
Affirmative | same as gerund1 | |||||
xe syû2 | i xyû2 | oré syû2 | îandé syû2 | |||
Negative | same as gerund1 | |||||
xe sye'ymi2 | i xye'ymi2 | oré sye'ymi2 | îandé sye'ymi2 | |||
1South Tupi 2North Tupi |
References
edit- Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956) Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos [Course of Old Tupi: Grammar, Exercises, Texts][1] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “sy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 450, column 1
Portuguese
editPronoun
editsy
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editsy (present syr, preterite sydde, supine sytt, imperative sy)
- to sew
Conjugation
editActive | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | sy | sys | ||
Supine | sytt | sytts | ||
Imperative | sy | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | syn | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | syr | sydde | sys | syddes |
Ind. plural1 | sy | sydde | sys | syddes |
Subjunctive2 | sy | sydde | sys | syddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | syende | |||
Past participle | sydd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- sy in Svensk ordbok.
- sy in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
Upper Sorbian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsy
- second-person singular present of być
- Ty sy rjany.
- You are beautiful.
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /sɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /siː/
- Rhymes: -ɨː
Verb
editsy (not mutable)
- Alternative form of sydd
West Frisian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUltimately 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
editsy
Inflection
editNumber | Person | Nominative | Objective | Possessive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Reflexive | Determiner | Pronoun | ||||
Singular | First | ik | my | mysels | myn | mines | |
Second | Informal | do/dû1 | dy | dysels | dyn | dines | |
Formal | jo | jo | josels | jo | jowes | ||
Third | Masculine | hy | him | himsels | syn | sines | |
Feminine | sy/hja1 | har | harsels | har | harres | ||
Neuter | it | it | himsels | syn | sines | ||
Plural | First | wy | ús | ússels | ús | uzes | |
Second | jim(me) | jim(me) | jimsels/jinsels | jim(me) | jimmes | ||
Third | sy/hja1 | har(ren) | harsels | har(ren) | harres | ||
1. Now mostly archaic and unused |
References
editFurther reading
edit- “sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
editsy
Inflection
editNumber | Person | Nominative | Objective | Possessive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Reflexive | Determiner | Pronoun | ||||
Singular | First | ik | my | mysels | myn | mines | |
Second | Informal | do/dû1 | dy | dysels | dyn | dines | |
Formal | jo | jo | josels | jo | jowes | ||
Third | Masculine | hy | him | himsels | syn | sines | |
Feminine | sy/hja1 | har | harsels | har | harres | ||
Neuter | it | it | himsels | syn | sines | ||
Plural | First | wy | ús | ússels | ús | uzes | |
Second | jim(me) | jim(me) | jimsels/jinsels | jim(me) | jimmes | ||
Third | sy/hja1 | har(ren) | harsels | har(ren) | harres | ||
1. Now mostly archaic and unused |
Further reading
edit- “sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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