English

Abbreviation

Sy

1. (astronomy) Seyfert galaxy, a type of AGN class of active galaxy.

Proper noun

Sy

1. Alternative form of Si

Anagrams

• y's, Y's

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siː/

Etymology

From Hokkien 李 (Lí) and 施 (Si).

Proper noun

Sy

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

See also

• See

Afrikaans

Pronoun

sy ‎(object haar, possessive haar)

1. she (subject)

See also

Etymology 2

From Dutch zijn.

Alternative forms

• syn (obsolete)

Determiner

sy

1. his
2. its

See also

Etymology 3

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

Noun

sy ‎(plural sye)

1. side

Etymology 4

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

Noun

sy ‎(uncountable)

1. silk

Etymology 5

Verb

sy

1. present subjunctive of wees

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sy]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *asī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷih₁ (dual), from singular *h₃okʷ- (compare Lithuanian akìs, Ancient Greek ὄσσε ‎(ósse, “eyes”), English eye).

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) eye

Declension

Derived terms

• syze
• syth

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- ‎(“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syː/, [syːˀ]

Verb

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

1. sew
2. stitch

Egyptian

Etymology

pw (this, that) and tr (interrogative particle)

Determiner

1. which?

Usage notes

This pronoun can either stand alone, or before a noun.

There are a number of alternative hieroglyphic writings:

sy	sy

References

Allen, Middle Egyptian
Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian

Lojban

Alternative forms

• sy.

Cmavo

sy ‎(selma'o BY2 BY2)

1. The letteral for s.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨ]

Verb

sy

1. second-person singular present of byś

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja

Verb

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

1. to sew

Derived terms

• symaskin
• synål

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ/

Noun

sy

1. mother

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

Portuguese

Pronoun

sy ‎(reflexive)

1. Obsolete spelling of si

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýja.

Pronunciation

Verb

sy

1. to sew

Conjugation

Related terms

• söm
• sömmare
• sömmerska
• sömnad
• syförening
• syjunta
• symaskin
• synål

Tupinambá

Noun

sy

1. mother (One's female parent)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): [sɨː]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): [siː]

Verb

sy

1. Alternative form of sydd

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɪ/

Pronoun

sy

1. she

   Sy die -- She did

2. they

   Sy dienen -- They did

Synonyms

• hja