Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en syn

eyesight, vision, sight, spectacle

Meaning

eyesight; vision; sight; spectacle; face

In Swedish: förmåga att se

Forms

Forms of syn
Singular, indefiniteen syn
Singular, definitesynen
Plural, indefinitesyner
Plural, definitesynerna

syn is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor syn, den stora synen. Check another noun

Practise syn

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Is it en syn or ett syn?

syn in a sentence

  • hon har dålig syn
    her sight is poor
  • se något för sin inre syn
    see sth. within oneself
  • en vacker syn
    a pretty sight
  • hon har en annan syn på samhället
    she has a different view of society
  • han var röd i synen av ilska
    his face was red with anger

Expressions

  • få syn på
    catch sight of

Words built with syn

  • grundsyn basic view (outlook)
  • samhällssyn social outlook

Questions

What does syn mean in English?

syn means “eyesight, vision”.

Is it en syn or ett syn?

It is en syn, and “the eyesight” is synen.

What is the plural of syn?

The plural of syn is syner, and the definite plural is synerna.

Origin

From Old Swedish sȳn, from Old Norse sýn, sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Nearby common words

syn is number 1,251 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary