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σύναψη

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.na.psi/
  • Hyphenation: σύ‧να‧ψη

Noun

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σύναψη (sýnapsif (plural συνάψεις)

  1. joining, pooling (of resources)
  2. joining, waging (in war, combat)
  3. connection, coupling
  4. unity
  5. (neuroanatomy) synapse

Declension

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singular plural
nominative σύναψη (sýnapsi) συνάψεις (synápseis)
genitive σύναψης (sýnapsis) συνάψεων (synápseon)
accusative σύναψη (sýnapsi) συνάψεις (synápseis)
vocative σύναψη (sýnapsi) συνάψεις (synápseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: συνάψεως (synápseos)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ σύναψη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language