synd
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundī; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
synd c (singular definite synden, plural indefinite synder)
Inflection[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- jeg blev leder af virksomheden for mine synders skyld - I became leader of this company in punishment of my sins (jocular)
- det er synd - it's a pity
- vejret er godt, det var synd at sige noget andet - the weather is fine, it would be a shame to say something else
- fædrenes synder straffes på børnene - "the children will pay for the sins of the fathers" (after 2. Mos. 20,5)
Related terms[edit]
- synde (verb)
References[edit]
- Nudansk Ordbog (edition of 1974)
- Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
- “synd” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
- “synd” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
synd f (genitive singular syndar, plural syndir)
Usage notes[edit]
- Dagin eftir sær hann Jesus koma til sín og sigur: »Sí, Guðs lamb, sum ber synd heimsins! ... « (Joh. 1,29)
- gera synd við ein - to treat someone unjust
- tað er synd fyri hann - this is a pity for him
- tað er synd í honum - he is to pity
- mær tykir synd í honum - I have pity on him, I feel sorry for him
Declension[edit]
Declension of synd | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | synd | syndin | syndir | syndirnar |
accusative | synd | syndina | syndir | syndirnar |
dative | synd | syndini | syndum | syndunum |
genitive | syndar | syndarinnar | synda | syndanna |
Related terms[edit]
- synda (to sin)
References[edit]
- V. U. Hammershaimb: Færøsk Anthologi. Copenhagen 1891, 3rd edition Tórshavn 1991 (vol. 2, p. 340: synd)
- Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (synd)
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundī; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
synd f (genitive singular syndar, nominative plural syndir)
Usage notes[edit]
- segja til syndanna (to lecture somebody, to give a good talking to)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- syndga (to sin)
Adjective[edit]
synd
References[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).
Noun[edit]
synd f or m (definite singular synda or synden, indefinite plural synder, definite plural syndene)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “synd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).
Noun[edit]
synd f (definite singular synda, indefinite plural synder, definite plural syndene)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- synde (to sin)
References[edit]
- “synd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *sundī (“sin, crime; something that should not be”), whence also Old English synn, Old Saxon sundia, Old High German sunta, Old Dutch sunda. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).
Noun[edit]
synd f
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “synd”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Noun[edit]
synd c
- sin
- (in some expressions) shame, pity (something unfortunate)
- Så de kan inte komma? Det var synd.
- So they can't come? That's a pity.
- Synd att det gick så dåligt
- Shame it went so poorly
- (in some expressions) pity, sorriness (in the sense of feeling sorry for something)
Declension[edit]
Declension of synd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | synd | synden | synder | synderna |
Genitive | synds | syndens | synders | syndernas |
Derived terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
synd
References[edit]
- synd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- synd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- synd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- synd in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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