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syte

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Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨtɛ/, [ˈsɨtə]

Adjective

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syte

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

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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syte

  1. site

Etymology 2

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Noun

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syte

  1. Alternative form of cite

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Noun

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

  1. a person who whines and complains a lot

References

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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syte

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