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Sy

  [sahy] ,
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–noun
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.

sy-

 
var. of syn- before s followed by a consonant and before z: systaltic; syzygy.

-sy

 
a suffix forming nouns or adjectives, sometimes a diminutive of the base word and usually confined to informal and jocular use (bitsy; footsie; halvsies); adjectives formed with -sy may be ironic, implying that the quality in question is self-consciously assumed or feigned (artsy; cutesy; folksy). The combination of -s 3 and -y 1 or -y 2 in certain words (antsy; gutsy) should perhaps be considered further instances of this suffix.
Origin:
perh. orig. two distinct suffixes, one diminutive (as in Betsy, popsy, tootsy) and the other adjectival; sources of both are uncert.

syn-

 
a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, having the same function as co- (synthesis; synoptic); used, with the meaning “with,” “together,” in the formation of compound words (synsepalous) or “synthetic” in such compounds (syngas).
Also, sy-, syl-, sym-, sys-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form repr. sýn with, together with
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Sy

Sy\, obs. imp. of See. Saw. --Chaucer.
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sy networking
The country code for Syria.
(1999-01-27)

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Language Translation for : SY
Spanish: hacer una costura,
German: säumen,
Japanese: 縫い合わせる
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SY
Seychelles (international vehicle ID)
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