Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syn-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
syn-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

identical

prefix

with, together

prefix

concomitant

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”). Compare Sanskrit सम्- (sam-).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

syl- (alternative) sym- (alternative)

Derived Forms

syndynamics synsystematics syntaxonomy

Synonyms

homo- iso- ipsi- sym- co- con- com- col- cor- syl- inter-

Questions

What does syn- mean?
identical
Where does syn- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce syn-

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