synaeresis
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See also: synæresis
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συναίρεσις (sunaíresis, “unification”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + αἵρεσις (haíresis, “taking”), from αἱρέω (hairéō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪnˈɛɹəsɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
| 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
References
Alternative forms
- synæresis, synęresis
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠναίρεσῐς (sunaíresis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /syˈnae̯.re.sis/, [s̠ʏˈnäe̯rɛs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈne.re.sis/, [siˈnɛːres̬is]
Noun
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
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “synaeresis”): diaeresis
References
- “synaeresis” on page 1,896/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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