"syn-" meaning in English

See syn- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”). Compare Sanskrit सम्- (sam-). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{der|en|grc|συν-}} Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), {{m|grc|σύν||with, in company with, together with}} σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”), {{cog|sa|सम्-}} Sanskrit सम्- (sam-) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} syn-, {{en-prefix}} syn-
  1. identical Tags: morpheme Synonyms: syl- (english: used before l), sym- (english: used before b, m, and p) Synonyms (identical): homo-, iso-, ipsi-, sym- Derived forms: syndynamics, synsystematics, syntaxonomy
    Sense id: en-syn--en-prefix-MZ4roHj1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 37 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 38 4 Disambiguation of 'identical': 96 0 4
  2. with, together Tags: morpheme Synonyms (together): co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, sym-, syl-, inter-
    Sense id: en-syn--en-prefix-4zMW0q21 Disambiguation of 'together': 0 100 0
  3. concomitant Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-syn--en-prefix-dRv4VaFz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): syn- (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 50 0 50

Alternative forms

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