sýn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sýn, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz. Doublet of sjón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Homophone: sín
Noun
sýn f (genitive singular sýnar, nominative plural sýnir)
- (uncountable) sight (especially denoting line of sight, the ability to see something particular)
- (countable) a sight (something one sees, especially something significant)
- (countable) vision (prophetic, etc.)
- (uncountable) vision, outlook, perspective
Declension
| 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)
Declension
| 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”)
Related terms
- sjá (“to see”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sýn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 425; also available at the Internet Archive