sy

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch zij, from Middle Dutch si.

Pronoun

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sy (object haar, possessive haar)

  1. she (subject)
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch zijn.

Determiner

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sy

  1. his
  2. its
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Etymology 3

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From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

Noun

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sy (plural sye)

  1. side

Etymology 4

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From Dutch zijde, zij, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Latin sēda.

Noun

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sy (uncountable)

  1. silk

Etymology 5

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Verb

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sy

  1. present subjunctive of wees

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *asī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷih₁ (dual), from singular *h₃okʷ- (compare Lithuanian akìs, Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, eyes), English eye).

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Noun

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sy m (plural sy, definite syri, definite plural sytë)

  1. (anatomy) eye

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Danish

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Etymology

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From 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.

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Verb

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sy (present tense syr or syer, past syede, past participle syet)

  1. sew
  2. stitch

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Egyptian

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Romanization

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sy

  1. Alternative transliteration of zy.

Guaraní

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian *tɨ.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní xy and Old Tupi sy

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /sɨ/

  • (Paraguayan Guarani, Eastern Guarani, Southwestern Guarani) IPA(key): [sɨˠ], [sɯ].
  • Rhymes:

Noun

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sy (plural sykuéra)

  1. mother, mom
    Che sy sa'y ohayhuvéva ha'e hovy.
    My mother's favorite colour is blue.

Indonesian

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Pronoun

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sy

  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of saya.
    Synonyms: gw, w

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *esi.

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Verb

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sy

  1. second-person singular present of byś

Malay

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Pronoun

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sy

  1. (informal, text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of saya (I).

Middle English

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Noun

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sy

  1. Alternative form of siȝe

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sýja.

Verb

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sy (imperative sy, present tense syr, simple past sydde, past participle sydd)

  1. to sew
  2. to stitch

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną.

Verb

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sy (present tense syr, past tense sydde, past participle sytt/sydd, passive infinitive syast, present participle syande, imperative sy)

  1. (transitive) to sew
  2. (transitive, ergative) to stitch
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Etymology 2

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Short form of syde.

Verb

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sy (present tense syd, past tense saud, supine sodi)

  1. (pre-1959) alternative form of syde

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. Alternative form of sīe

Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian *tɨ.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní xy and Guaraní sy

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨ/
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  • Hyphenation: sy

Noun

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sy (possessable)

  1. mother (one's female parent)
    Synonym: a'i
    Hyponym: a'ysy
  2. (figurative) origin; beginning

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Adjective

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sy (noun form sy)

  1. motherful (having a mother)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 569

Portuguese

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Pronoun

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sy

  1. Obsolete spelling of si.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sýja.

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Verb

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sy (present syr, preterite sydde, supine sytt, imperative sy)

  1. to sew

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Upper Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨ/
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  • Syllabification: sy

Verb

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sy

  1. second-person singular present of być
    Ty sy rjany.
    You are beautiful.

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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sy (not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of sydd

West Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately 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

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sy

  1. she (third-person singular feminine pronoun)
    Synonym: hja
    Sy die.
    She did.
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References

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Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

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sy

  1. they (third-person plural pronoun)
    Synonym: hja
    Sy dienen.
    They did.
Inflection
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Further reading
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  • sy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011