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English

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Etymology

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From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, with or whole) + ὄψις (ópsis, view) meaning whole view.

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Noun

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synopsis (plural synopses)

  1. (authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
  2. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
  3. (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

Synonyms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin synopsis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsynopsis/, [ˈs̠yno̞ps̠is̠]
  • Rhymes: -ynopsis
  • Syllabification(key): sy‧nop‧sis

Noun

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synopsis

  1. synopsis

Declension

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Inflection of synopsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative synopsis synopsikset
genitive synopsiksen synopsisten
synopsiksien
partitive synopsista synopsiksia
illative synopsikseen synopsiksiin
singular plural
nominative synopsis synopsikset
accusative nom. synopsis synopsikset
gen. synopsiksen
genitive synopsiksen synopsisten
synopsiksien
partitive synopsista synopsiksia
inessive synopsiksessa synopsiksissa
elative synopsiksesta synopsiksista
illative synopsikseen synopsiksiin
adessive synopsiksella synopsiksilla
ablative synopsikselta synopsiksilta
allative synopsikselle synopsiksille
essive synopsiksena synopsiksina
translative synopsikseksi synopsiksiksi
abessive synopsiksetta synopsiksitta
instructive synopsiksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of synopsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative synopsikseni synopsikseni
accusative nom. synopsikseni synopsikseni
gen. synopsikseni
genitive synopsikseni synopsisteni
synopsiksieni
partitive synopsistani synopsiksiani
inessive synopsiksessani synopsiksissani
elative synopsiksestani synopsiksistani
illative synopsikseeni synopsiksiini
adessive synopsiksellani synopsiksillani
ablative synopsikseltani synopsiksiltani
allative synopsikselleni synopsiksilleni
essive synopsiksenani synopsiksinani
translative synopsiksekseni synopsiksikseni
abessive synopsiksettani synopsiksittani
instructive
comitative synopsiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative synopsiksesi synopsiksesi
accusative nom. synopsiksesi synopsiksesi
gen. synopsiksesi
genitive synopsiksesi synopsistesi
synopsiksiesi
partitive synopsistasi synopsiksiasi
inessive synopsiksessasi synopsiksissasi
elative synopsiksestasi synopsiksistasi
illative synopsikseesi synopsiksiisi
adessive synopsiksellasi synopsiksillasi
ablative synopsikseltasi synopsiksiltasi
allative synopsiksellesi synopsiksillesi
essive synopsiksenasi synopsiksinasi
translative synopsikseksesi synopsiksiksesi
abessive synopsiksettasi synopsiksittasi
instructive
comitative synopsiksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative synopsiksemme synopsiksemme
accusative nom. synopsiksemme synopsiksemme
gen. synopsiksemme
genitive synopsiksemme synopsistemme
synopsiksiemme
partitive synopsistamme synopsiksiamme
inessive synopsiksessamme synopsiksissamme
elative synopsiksestamme synopsiksistamme
illative synopsikseemme synopsiksiimme
adessive synopsiksellamme synopsiksillamme
ablative synopsikseltamme synopsiksiltamme
allative synopsiksellemme synopsiksillemme
essive synopsiksenamme synopsiksinamme
translative synopsikseksemme synopsiksiksemme
abessive synopsiksettamme synopsiksittamme
instructive
comitative synopsiksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative synopsiksenne synopsiksenne
accusative nom. synopsiksenne synopsiksenne
gen. synopsiksenne
genitive synopsiksenne synopsistenne
synopsiksienne
partitive synopsistanne synopsiksianne
inessive synopsiksessanne synopsiksissanne
elative synopsiksestanne synopsiksistanne
illative synopsikseenne synopsiksiinne
adessive synopsiksellanne synopsiksillanne
ablative synopsikseltanne synopsiksiltanne
allative synopsiksellenne synopsiksillenne
essive synopsiksenanne synopsiksinanne
translative synopsikseksenne synopsiksiksenne
abessive synopsiksettanne synopsiksittanne
instructive
comitative synopsiksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative synopsiksensa synopsiksensa
accusative nom. synopsiksensa synopsiksensa
gen. synopsiksensa
genitive synopsiksensa synopsistensa
synopsiksiensa
partitive synopsistaan
synopsistansa
synopsiksiaan
synopsiksiansa
inessive synopsiksessaan
synopsiksessansa
synopsiksissaan
synopsiksissansa
elative synopsiksestaan
synopsiksestansa
synopsiksistaan
synopsiksistansa
illative synopsikseensa synopsiksiinsa
adessive synopsiksellaan
synopsiksellansa
synopsiksillaan
synopsiksillansa
ablative synopsikseltaan
synopsikseltansa
synopsiksiltaan
synopsiksiltansa
allative synopsikselleen
synopsiksellensa
synopsiksilleen
synopsiksillensa
essive synopsiksenaan
synopsiksenansa
synopsiksinaan
synopsiksinansa
translative synopsiksekseen
synopsikseksensa
synopsiksikseen
synopsiksiksensa
abessive synopsiksettaan
synopsiksettansa
synopsiksittaan
synopsiksittansa
instructive
comitative synopsiksineen
synopsiksinensa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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synopsis m or f (plural synopsis)

  1. a general overview or synoptic table of a topic
  2. (media) Plot summary of a movie

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σῠ́νοψῐς (súnopsis, shared view; estimate).

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Noun

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synopsis f (genitive synopsis or synopseōs or synopsios); third declension

  1. list
  2. synopsis, overview

Declension

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Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative synopsis synopsēs
synopseis
Genitive synopsis
synopseōs
synopsios
synopsium
Dative synopsī synopsibus
Accusative synopsim
synopsin
synopsem1
synopsēs
synopsīs
Ablative synopsī
synopse1
synopsibus
Vocative synopsis
synopsi
synopsēs
synopseis

1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

Descendants

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  • Catalan: sinopsi
  • English: synopsis
  • French: synopsis
  • Italian: sinossi
  • Spanish: sinopsis
  • Portuguese: sinopse

References

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  • synopsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • synopsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Noun

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synopsis c

  1. Synonym of synops (synopsis)

Usage notes

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Uninflected.

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