åsyn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish asiun, from Old Norse ásýn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːˌsyˀn/

Noun

åsyn n (singular definite åsynet, plural indefinite åsyn)

1. (chiefly poetic) a face

Declension

Declension of åsyn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	åsyn	åsynet	åsyn	åsynene
genitive	åsyns	åsynets	åsyns	åsynenes

See also

• ansigt
• fjæs (informal)

References

• “åsyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

See also: asyn

Etymology

From Old Norse ásýn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːsyːn/

Noun

åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna or åsynene)

1. a face

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ásýn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːsyːn/

Noun

åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna)

1. a face

Swedish

Etymology

å (“on (obsolete)”) +‎ syn (“sight”)

Noun

åsyn c

1. sight (seeing something)

   Hans fobi var så svår att han svimmade vid blotta åsynen av en spindel

   His phobia was so severe that he fainted at the mere sight of a spider

2. sight (what someone sees, someone's visual impressions)

   Försvinn ur min åsyn!

   Get out of my sight!

3. (literary) sight (what something or someone looks like – could also be interpreted as the first sense)

   Man vänjer sig aldrig vid slemmonstrets vidriga åsyn

   You never get used to the disgusting sight of the slime monster [the slime monster's disgusting sight]

Declension

Declension of åsyn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	åsyn	åsyns
	definite	åsynen	åsynens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• anblick

References

• åsyn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• åsyn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• åsyn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)