sys

sys

See also: SYs, SYS, Sys., sy's, syś, šys, and šyś

Translingual

Symbol

sys

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sinyar.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Sinyar terms

English

Noun

sys (uncountable)

  1. (computing, attributive) Abbreviation of system.

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French or Anglo-Norman sis (“six”), from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic *seks, from Proto-Indo-European *swéks. Doublet of six (“six”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːs/, /sis/

Noun

sys (plural syses)

  1. Cinque; the number six on dice.
    Coordinate terms: as, dews, trey, quatre, cynk
  2. (figuratively) Good luck; a fortuitous event.
  3. (rare) A particular size of candle (i.e. "size 6")

Descendants

  • English: sice, sise, size
    • → Japanese: サイス (saisu)
  • Middle Scots: syce, syis, sys

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

sys

  1. passive infinitive of sy

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -yːs

Verb

sys

  1. passive infinitive of sy
  2. present passive of sy
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