σύνοψη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis, “general view”) (Hellenistic sense: "epitome") σύνοψ(ις) + modern ending -ση (-si).[1] By surface analysis, συν- (syn-) +‎ όψη (ópsi) from the ancient σύν (sún) + ὄψῐς (ópsis, “view”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.no.psi/
  • Hyphenation: σύ‧νο‧ψη

Noun

σύνοψη • (sýnopsi) f (plural συνόψεις)

  1. summary, precis, synopsis
  2. (Christianity) breviary, missal

Declension
declension of σύνοψη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σύνοψη • συνόψεις •
genitive σύνοψης • συνόψεων •
accusative σύνοψη • συνόψεις •
vocative σύνοψη • συνόψεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: συνόψεως •

References
  1. σύνοψη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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