Sydney
See also: Sidney
English
Alternative forms
- (male given name): Sidney
Etymology
For the surname and given name, see Sidney. The cities in Australia and Canada are named after British politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733–1800).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪd.ni/, enPR: sĭd'ni,
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪdni
- Hyphenation: Syd‧ney
Proper noun
Sydney (countable and uncountable, plural Sydneys)
- (uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
- A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
- (uncountable) A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
- (uncountable) An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
- (countable) A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
- (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (Australia, Nova Scotia): North Sydney
- (Australia): Sydneysider
- (Australia, Canada): Sydneyite
- (Nova Scotia): SYD, Syd, Syd. (abbreviation)
- (given name): Syd (diminutive)
Translations
state capital of New South Wales, Australia
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urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada
male given name
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Sydney
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
Derived terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sydney m
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Sydney
- Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪdnɪ]
Proper noun
Sydney n (indeclinable, relational adjective sydneyský)
- Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsidni/, [ˈs̠idni]
- Rhymes: -idni
- Syllabification(key): Syd‧ney
- Hyphenation(key): Syd‧ney
Proper noun
Sydney
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
Declension
Inflection of Sydney (type risti)
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sid.nɛ/, /sid.ne/
Proper noun
Sydney f
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
German
Etymology
Proper noun
Sydney n
- Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsidni]
- Hyphenation: Syd‧ney
Proper noun
Sydney
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Sydney | — |
accusative | Sydney-t | — |
dative | Sydney-nek | — |
instrumental | Sydney-vel | — |
causal-final | Sydney-ért | — |
translative | Sydney-vé | — |
terminative | Sydney-ig | — |
essive-formal | Sydney-ként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Sydney-ben | — |
superessive | Sydney-n | — |
adessive | Sydney-nél | — |
illative | Sydney-be | — |
sublative | Sydney-re | — |
allative | Sydney-hez | — |
elative | Sydney-ből | — |
delative | Sydney-ről | — |
ablative | Sydney-től | — |
non-attributive possessive – singular |
Sydney-é | — |
non-attributive possessive – plural |
Sydney-éi | — |
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
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1st person sing. | Sydney-m | — |
2nd person sing. | Sydney-d | — |
3rd person sing. | Sydney-je | — |
1st person plural | Sydney-nk | — |
2nd person plural | Sydney-tek | — |
3rd person plural | Sydney-jük | — |
Derived terms
- sydney-i
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Sydney.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsid.nej/, /ˈsid.ni/[1]
- Rhymes: -idnej, -idni
- Hyphenation: Sỳd‧ney
Proper noun
Sydney f
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
References
- ^ Sydney in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Sydney.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɘd.ni/, (nonstandard but common) /ˈsɘd.nɛj/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘdni, -ɘdnɛj
- Syllabification: Syd‧ney
Proper noun
Sydney n (indeclinable)
- Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia)
- Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada)
Further reading
- Sydney in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Sydney in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Sydney.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.d͡ʒi.nej/ [ˈsi.d͡ʒi.neɪ̯], /ˈsid͡ʒ.nej/ [ˈsid͡ʒ.neɪ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsid͡ʒ.nej/ [ˈsid͡ʒ.neɪ̯], /ˈsi.d͡ʒi.nej/ [ˈsi.d͡ʒi.neɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsi.dnɐj/ [ˈsi.ðnɐj]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsi.dnej/ [ˈsi.ðnej]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsi.dnej/ [ˈsi.ðnej]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsi.dne/ [ˈsi.ðne]
Proper noun
Sydney ?
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
Proper noun
Sydney m
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English Sydney
Scots
Etymology
Proper noun
Sydney
- Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /síːdni/
Proper noun
Sy̑dney m inan
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)
Declension
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | ||
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nominative | Sydney | |
genitive | Sydneyja | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Sydney | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Sydneyja | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Sydneyju | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Sydney | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Sydneyju | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Sydneyjem |
Related terms
- Sydneyjčan / Sydneyjčanka
- sydneyjski
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsidni/ [ˈsid̪.n̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -idni
- Syllabification: Syd‧ney
Proper noun
Sydney (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜒ)
- Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)
Welsh
Proper noun
Sydney
- (uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)
- (uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)