synaeresis
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See also: synæresis
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /sɪnˈɛɹəsɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]Examples (linguistics, prosody) |
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contraction of the -ew (/uː/) and or- (/oʊɹ/) of New Orleans into /nɔːlənz/. |
synaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural synaereses)
- (linguistics, prosody) The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
- Hypernym: metaplasm
- (chemistry) The separating out of the liquid from a gel.
Translations
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References
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠναίρεσῐς (sunaíresis).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /syˈnae̯.re.sis/, [s̠ʏˈnäe̯rɛs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈne.re.sis/, [siˈnɛːres̬is]
Noun
[edit]synaeresis f (genitive synaeresis or synaereseōs or synaeresios); third declension
- synaeresis (contraction of two syllables into one)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:synaeresis.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | synaeresis | synaeresēs synaereseis |
Genitive | synaeresis synaereseōs synaeresios |
synaeresium |
Dative | synaeresī | synaeresibus |
Accusative | synaeresim synaeresin synaeresem1 |
synaeresēs synaeresīs |
Ablative | synaeresī synaerese1 |
synaeresibus |
Vocative | synaeresis synaeresi |
synaeresēs synaereseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “synaeresis”): diaeresis
References
[edit]- “synaeresis” on page 1,896/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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