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noun · neutersecond declension

asyndeton

asyndeton n (genitive asyndetī)
Classical[aˈsyn.dɛ.tɔn]Ecclesiastical[aˈs̬in.de.ton]

Meaning

  1. neuterrhetoricasyndeton

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasyndetonasyndeta
genitiveasyndetīasyndetōrum
dativeasyndetōasyndetīs
accusativeasyndetonasyndeta
ablativeasyndetōasyndetīs
vocativeasyndetonasyndeta

ăsyndĕton, i, n., = ἀσύνδετον,
I. a rhetorical figure by which the connecting particle is omitted (in pure Lat., dissolutio), e. g. Veni, vidi, vici; cf. Diom. p. 440 P.—Adj.: ăsyndĕtus, a, um, in astronomy, of stars, standing without any connection with, or reference to, a constellation: Mercurius, Sid. Ep. 8, 11.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον (asúndeton).

Descendants
  • Catalanasíndeton
  • Englishasyndeton
  • Frenchasyndète
  • Italianasindeto
  • Portugueseassíndeto
  • Portugueseassíndeton
  • Spanishasíndeton
  • Galicianasíndeto

In English words that came into English from asyndeton

  • asyndetonasyndeton

Quick answers

What does asyndeton mean in Latin?
asyndeton, a noun, means “asyndeton”.
What is the genitive of asyndeton?
The genitive singular is asyndetī. asyndeton is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce asyndeton?
In classical Latin, [aˈsyn.dɛ.tɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈs̬in.de.ton].