syn-

See also: syn, syn., -syn, sýn, and ␖

English

Alternative forms

• syl- (used before l)
• sym- (used before b, m, and p)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”). Compare Sanskrit सम्- (sam-).

Prefix

syn-

1. identical

   ‎syn- + ‎-onym → ‎synonym

2. with, together

   ‎syn- + ‎chron- → ‎synchronize

3. concomitant

   ‎syn- + ‎esthesia → ‎synaesthesia

Usage notes

Syn- becomes

syl- before l: syllepsis;

sym- before b, m, and p: symbol, symmetry, sympathy, symphony;

syr- before r (theoretical);

sys- before s (theoretical);

sy- before s+consonant or z: system, syzygy;

Synonyms

• (identical): homo-, iso-, ipsi-, sym-
• (together): co-, con-/com-/col-/cor-, sym-/syl-, inter-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with syn-

synacme

synaesthesia

synæsthesia

synaesthete

synagogue

synalgia

synanamorph

synangium

synanthesis

synanthous

synanthropic

synanthropically

synapomorphy

synarchy

synarthrosis

synarthrotic

synastry

asyndesis

symbiogenesis

symbiont

synbiotic

syncarp

syncarpous

syncategorematic

cephalopolysyndactyly

synchro-

synchronic

synchronicity

synchronise

synchronize

synchronous

synchrony

synchroscope

synchronology

syncitium

synclinal

syncline

syncolpate

syncotyledonous

syncratic

syncretism

syndactylism

syndepositional

syndesis

syndesmology

syndiagenetic

synecology

synendemic

syneruptive

synesthesia

synexpression

synflorescence

synform

syngamous

syngameon

syngamy

synganglial

synganglion

syngeneic

syngenesis

syngraft

synharmony

synestia

idiosyncrasy

synisonym

synkinesis

syntelog

synema

synnema

synocracy

synochreate

synoecious

synonym

synonymy

synorogenic

synperiplanar

synpetalous

synpharyngitic

synphase

symphonious

polysyndactyly

symporter

synsacrum

synsedimentary

synsemantic

synsepalous

systylous

syncerebrum

synchondrosis

syncranterian

syncranteric

syndactyle

syndactyly

syndesmosis

syndetic

syndetical

syndetically

syndeticity

syndyasmian

synecthran

synocil

synorchism

syntaxy

syntectonic

synteny

synthermal

synthorax

syntomic

syntoxoid

syntrophism

syntrophy

syntropy

syntype

synurban

synurophyte

synzoochory

synzoospore

synzootic

synclite

synoekete

• syndynamics
• synsystematics
• syntaxonomy

Translations

Translations

Polish: syn-

References

• Definition of syn- - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

• NYS, sny

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

syn-

1. syn-

Dutch terms prefixed with syn-

synoniem

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English syn-), ultimately from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyn-/, [ˈs̠yn-]

Prefix

syn-

1. (in loanwords) syn-

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃/

Prefix

syn-

1. syn-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with syn-

synanthrope

syndesmographie

syndesmologie

synécologie

syngamie

synonyme

synopsie

synsédimentaire

Further reading

• “syn-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɘn/
• Rhymes: -ɘn
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

syn-

1. syn-

   ‎syn- + ‎-onim → ‎synonim

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with syn-

synonim

Further reading

• syn- in Polish dictionaries at PWN