syn- / sym- / syl-
together, with
Greek · syn (σύν)
Greek syn- means "together" or "with". It becomes sym- before b, m, p and syl- before l. A synonym goes with another word, sympathy is feeling with someone, a symphony is sounds together.
Memory trick
SYN = "sing": a choir singing together in harmony.
Words from this root
- synonym (syn + onym) — a word with the same meaningपर्यायवाची शब्द
- sympathy (sym + pathy) — feeling with someoneसहानुभूति
- symphony (sym + phony) — sounds together, orchestral workसिम्फ़नी, वाद्यवृंद संगीत
- symptom (sym + ptom) — sign of illness that falls togetherलक्षण
- symmetry (sym + metry) — balanced matching partsसमरूपता
- synthesis (syn + thesis) — putting parts togetherसंश्लेषण
- system (sy + stem) — parts working togetherप्रणाली
- syndrome (syn + drome) — symptoms running togetherसिंड्रोम, लक्षण समूह
- synchronize (syn + chron + ize) — to make happen at the same timeतालमेल बैठाना
- syllable (syl + lable) — sounds taken togetherअक्षर, शब्दांश
- synergy (syn + ergy) — working together for more effectसहक्रिया
- symposium (sym + posium) — a drinking and discussion meetingसंगोष्ठी