noun · femininethird declension
syllēpsis
syllēpsis f (genitive syllēpsis or syllēpseōs or syllēpsios)
Classical[sylˈleːp.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[silˈlɛp.sis]
Meaning
- syllepsis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syllēpsis | syllēpsēs syllēpseis |
| genitive | syllēpsis syllēpseōs, syllēpsios | syllēpsium |
| dative | syllēpsī | syllēpsibus |
| accusative | syllēpsim syllēpsin, syllēpsem | syllēpsēs syllēpsīs |
| ablative | syllēpsī syllēpse | syllēpsibus |
| vocative | syllēpsis syllēpsi | syllēpsēs syllēpseis |
syllepsis, is, f., = σύλληψις,
I. a grammatical figure, by which one word is referred to another in the sentence to which it does not grammatically belong, a syllepsis (e. g. hic arma, Hic currus fuit, Verg. A. 1, 16; Ter. And. prol. 3), Charis. p. 250 P.; Diom. p. 440 ib.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō).
Descendants
- Englishsyllepsis
- GermanSyllepse
- GermanSyllepsis
- Portuguesesilepse
- Polishsyllepsa
- Polishsyllepsis
In English words that came into English from syllēpsis
- syllepsissyllēpsis