sýna

See also: syna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sýna

Verb

sýna (third person singular past indicative sýndi, supine sýnt)

  1. to show

Conjugation

Conjugation of sýna (group v-1)
infinitive sýna
supine sýnt
participle (a7)1 sýnandi sýndur
present past
first singular sýni sýndi
second singular sýnir sýndi
third singular sýnir sýndi
plural sýna sýndu
imperative
singular sýn!
plural sýnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

"sýna" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːna/
    Rhymes: -iːna
    Homophones: sína, Sína

Verb

sýna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sýndi, supine sýnt)

  1. (ditransitive) to show
    sýna manninum blaðið.
    To show the paper to the man.
  2. (of art) to exhibit
    Hvenær sýnirðu verkin þín?
    When are you going to show your work?
  3. (of a play) to give a performance

Conjugation

Noun

sýna f

  1. indefinite genitive plural of sýn

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From sýnn.

Verb

sýna (singular past indicative sýndi, plural past indicative sýndu, past participle sýndr)

  1. to show

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sýni n (sight)
  • sýniliga (visibly, adverb)
  • sýniligr (visible, slightly, advisable)
  • sýning f (showing, exhibition)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sýna
  • Faroese: sýna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: syna, syne; synast
  • Norwegian Bokmål: synes
  • Old Swedish: sȳna

References

  • sýna in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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