synalepha en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek συναλοιφή (sunaloiphḗ, “a coalescing, confluence”) (< Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) + ἀλοιφή (aloiphḗ)).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| synalœpha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| synaloepha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| synalephas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
fi synalefa (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable) · es sinalefa (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable) · oc sinalèfa (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable) · it sinalefe (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable) · fr synalèphe (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable) · pt sinalefa (melding of separate vowels into a single syllable)