sy
Norwegian Nynorsk
verb-3
Definitions
- (transitive) to sew
- (transitive) to stitch
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sýja inherited from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (sew).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*siwjaną
Gloss
sew
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *syuh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *sīw- Proto-Indo-European
- sy Norwegian Bokmål
- *siwjaną Proto-Germanic
- sy Swedish
- dame Norwegian Nynorsk
- maskin Norwegian Nynorsk
- nål Norwegian Nynorsk
- skreddar Norwegian Nynorsk
- skreddarsy Norwegian Nynorsk
- syar Norwegian Nynorsk
- sydame Norwegian Nynorsk
- syerske Norwegian Nynorsk
- sying Norwegian Nynorsk
- symaskin Norwegian Nynorsk
- synål Norwegian Nynorsk
- siwian Old English
- sīwian Old English
- sýja Old Norse
- sy Danish
- sīa Old Frisian