sýnn

See also: synn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sitn/
• Rhymes: -itn

Adjective

sýnn (comparative sýnni, superlative sýnstur)

1. evident, clear
2. visible

Declension

positive forms of sýnn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sýnn	sýn	sýnt
	accusative	sýnan	sýna
	dative	sýnum	sýnni	sýnu
	genitive	sýns	sýnnar	sýns
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sýnir	sýnar	sýn
	accusative	sýna
	dative	sýnum
	genitive	sýnna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sýni	sýna	sýna
	acc/dat/gen	sýna	sýnu
	plural (all-case)	sýnu

comparative forms of sýnn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	sýnni	sýnni	sýnna
	plural (all-case)	sýnni

superlative forms of sýnn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sýnstur	sýnst	sýnst
	accusative	sýnstan	sýnsta
	dative	sýnstum	sýnstri	sýnstu
	genitive	sýnsts	sýnstrar	sýnsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sýnstir	sýnstar	sýnst
	accusative	sýnsta
	dative	sýnstum
	genitive	sýnstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sýnsti	sýnsta	sýnsta
	acc/dat/gen	sýnsta	sýnstu
	plural (all-case)	sýnstu

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to sjá.

Adjective

sýnn

1. clear, evident, certain
2. fit, likely

Declension

    Strong declension of sýnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sýnn	sýn	sýnt
accusative	sýnan	sýna	sýnt
dative	sýnum	sýnni	sýnu
genitive	sýns	sýnnar	sýns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sýnir	sýnar	sýn
accusative	sýna	sýnar	sýn
dative	sýnum	sýnum	sýnum
genitive	sýnna	sýnna	sýnna

    Weak declension of sýnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sýni	sýna	sýna
accusative	sýna	sýnu	sýna
dative	sýna	sýnu	sýna
genitive	sýna	sýnu	sýna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sýnu	sýnu	sýnu
accusative	sýnu	sýnu	sýnu
dative	sýnum	sýnum	sýnum
genitive	sýnu	sýnu	sýnu

Derived terms

• sýna (“to show”)
• sýni n (“vision”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: sýnn

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sýnn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 425; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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