synti
Keywords: colour, race
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'sən.di |
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| Part of Speech: | modifier |
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| Forms: | synti, syntin, syntino |
| Glosses: | black, dark, blacken, darken, darkening, darkness |
Description:
The modifier 'synti' refers to the colour black or to darkness. It comes from Old Common, where it did not originally have racial connotations. The derived term 'syntin' means the colour black or to blacken or darken something as a skurun verb.
The tight binding form 'syntino' is used to construct words for lighter shades of colours.