syk

Middle English

Noun

syk

  1. Alternative form of sych

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Danish syg, from Old Norse sjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.

Adjective

syk (neuter singular sykt, definite singular and plural syke)

  1. sick, ill
  2. diseased

Derived terms

References

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃɨk, from Proto-Tupian *t͡ʃɨk.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨk/
  • Rhymes: -ɨk
  • Hyphenation: syk

Verb

syk (first-person singular active indicative asyk, first-person singular negative active indicative nasyki, noun syka) (intransitive)

  1. (of a place, with -pe) to arrive at; to reach
    Ka'ape asyk.
    I arrived at the forest.
  2. (of a person, with esé or ri) to reach; to approach
    Synonyms: erobyk, erosyk
  3. (of an event or point in time, with esé) to arrive
  4. (with esé or upi) to attain; to equate; to reach
  5. to end; to finish
    Synonyms: moaûîé, mondyk, mombab, pab
  6. to complete
    Synonyms: mopor, moaûîé
  7. to elapse

Usage notes

Old Tupi had three distinct verbs that translated to arrive, depending on the route taken: gûasem or syk when arriving by land and îepotar when arriving by water. With the evolution of the language and further contact with Portuguese, all three were considered synonyms by the 18th century.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: syka

Verb

syk (first-person singular active indicative aîosyk, first-person singular negative active indicative naîosyki, noun syka) (transitive)

  1. to touch
    Synonyms: atõî, byk, pokok
  2. to rub
    Synonyms: kytyk, momemûã

Adverb

syk

  1. totally; completely
    Synonyms: opabĩ, pab, pabẽ, pakatu, tekatueté

References

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