LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

synecdochē

synecdochē f (genitive synecdochēs)
Classical[syˈnɛɡ.dɔ.kʰeː]Ecclesiastical[siˈnɛk.do.ke]

Meaning

  1. the putting of a whole for a part
  2. Late Latin(rhetoric) synecdoche (certain type of metaphor)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesynecdochēsynecdochae
genitivesynecdochēssynecdochārum
dativesynecdochaesynecdochīs
accusativesynecdochēnsynecdochās
ablativesynecdochēsynecdochīs
vocativesynecdochēsynecdochae

sўnecdŏchē, ēs, f., = συνεκδοχή,
I. a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole, the cause for the effect, or the contrary, a proper for a common noun, etc., synecdoche, Quint. 8, 6, 18 sq.; 8, 6, 28; Charis. p. 245 P.; Diom. p. 453 ib. (Quint. 9, 3, 58, written as Greek).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συνεκδοχή (sunekdokhḗ, “receiving together”) from σύν (sún, “with”) + ἐκ (ek, “out of”) + δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to accept”), this last element related to δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, suppose, seem”).

Descendants
  • Englishsynecdoche
  • Frenchsynecdoque
  • GermanSynekdoche
  • Italiansineddoche
  • Portuguesesinédoque
  • Romaniansinecdocă
  • Spanishsinécdoque
  • Dutchsynecdoche
  • Esperantosinekdoĥo
  • Finnishsynekdokee

In English words that came into English from synecdochē

  • synecdochesynecdochē

Quick answers

What does synecdochē mean in Latin?
synecdochē, a noun, means “the putting of a whole for a part; (rhetoric) synecdoche (certain type of metaphor)”.
What is the genitive of synecdochē?
The genitive singular is synecdochēs. synecdochē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce synecdochē?
In classical Latin, [syˈnɛɡ.dɔ.kʰeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈnɛk.do.ke].