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sy

particle

LanguageOld Spanish

Meaning
  1. yes (in response to a question)
  2. yes
  3. A word used to express agreement or to answer a question affirmatively.
Examples

Preguntóle si era verdad, e dixo que sy.

He asked him if it was true, and he said yes.

Part of speechparticle

Usage noteIn Old Spanish, this is used specifically as an affirmative response to a polar question.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.