συν-
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Prefix version of the preposition σύν (sún, “with”).
Derived terms
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Greek
Alternative forms
- συν- or σύν- before vowels, dental consontants and [n]
- συ-, σύ- (sy-, sý-) before sibilants [s] (+consonant) and [z] and colloquially before [v, γ, δ, f, x, θ, ks, ps]
- συγ-, σύγ- (syg-, sýg-) before the consonants κ, γ, χ (k, g, ch) pronounced /siŋ/
- συλ-, σύλ- (syl-, sýl-) before [l] λ (l) pronounced /sil/ (only one [l])
- συμ-, σύμ- (sym-, sým-) before the labial consonants [p, v, f, m] π, β, φ, μ (p, v, f, m)
- συρ-, σύρ- (syr-, sýr-) before [r] ρ (r)
- συσ-, σύσ- (sys-, sýs-) often before [s] σ (s)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῠν- from preposition σύν (sún, “with”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin/
Prefix
συν- • (syn-)
- with, together, co-, syn-
- συν- (syn-) + αγωνίζομαι (agonízomai, “strive”) → συναγωνίζομαι (synagonízomai, “compete”)
- indicates completeness
- indicates similarity
Derived terms
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and
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► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_prefixed_with_%CF%83%CF%85%CE%B3-' title='Category:Greek words prefixed with συγ-'>Greek words prefixed with συγ-</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_prefixed_with_%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BB-' title='Category:Greek words prefixed with συλ-'>Greek words prefixed with συλ-</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_prefixed_with_%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC-' title='Category:Greek words prefixed with συμ-'>Greek words prefixed with συμ-</a>
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► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_prefixed_with_%CF%83%CF%85%CF%83-' title='Category:Greek words prefixed with συσ-'>Greek words prefixed with συσ-</a>
Further reading
- "συν-" in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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