English → Latin
“synopsis” in Latin
synopsislist; synopsis, overviewepitomēepitome; abridgement; synopsissummāriumsummary; epitome; abstractbreviāriumbrief; report (short piece of writing)
The English word synopsis itself goes back to Latin synopsis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
synopsis
synopsis (Pand.): epitome: summarium: breviarium. Vid: COMPEND.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for synopsis?
- The usual Latin words for “synopsis” are synopsis, epitomē, summārium; also breviārium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.