Syllepse

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin syllēpsis, from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʏˈlɛpsə/
  • Hyphenation: Syl‧lep‧se

Noun

Syllepse f (genitive Syllepse, plural Syllepsen)

  1. (rhetoric) syllepsis

Declension

Declension of Syllepse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Syllepse die Syllepsen
genitive einer der Syllepse der Syllepsen
dative einer der Syllepse den Syllepsen
accusative eine die Syllepse die Syllepsen

Further reading

  • “Syllepse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Syllepse” in Duden online
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