syte

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨtɛ/, [ˈsɨtə]

Adjective

syte

  1. inflection of syty:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

syte

  1. site (place)

Etymology 2

Noun

syte

  1. alternative form of cite (city)

Etymology 3

Noun

syte

  1. alternative form of site (sorrow)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sýta. The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²syːta/

Verb

syte (present tense syter, past tense sytte, past participle sytt, passive infinitive sytast, present participle sytande, imperative syt)

  1. (intransitive) to whine, whimper, complain
  2. (transitive) to grieve (to feel very sad about)
  3. (transitive, though often with preposition) to care for, to nurse

Derived terms

  • syt n
  • syte med

Noun

syte f (definite singular syta, indefinite plural syter, definite plural sytene)

  1. a person who whines and complains a lot

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.tɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɘtɛ
  • Syllabification: sy‧te

Adjective

syte

  1. inflection of syty:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural