σύναψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From συνάπτω (sunáptō, “join together, connect”) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῠ́νᾰψῐς • (súnapsis) f (genitive σῠνᾰ́ψεως); third declension

  1. contact
  2. point or line of junction
  3. union, cluster
  4. league

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: synapse
  • Greek: σύναψη (sýnapsi)

Further reading

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