synopsis

See also: Synopsis

synopsis - English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/
  • (US) IPA: /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/

Noun

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

Translations

synopsis - Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈsynopsis/, [ˈs̠yno̞ps̠is̠]
  • Syllabification: sy‧nop‧sis

Noun

synopsis

  1. synopsis

Declension

Inflection of synopsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative synopsis synopsikset
genitive synopsiksen synopsisten synopsiksien
partitive synopsista synopsiksia
illative synopsikseen synopsiksiin
Possessive forms of synopsis (type vastaus)

Synonyms

synopsis - French

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /si.nɔp.sis/

Noun

synopsis m or f (plural synopsis)

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

synopsis - Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA: /syˈnop.sis/, [s̠ʏˈnɔps̠ɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /siˈnop.sis/, [siˈnɔpsis]

Noun

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

  1. list
  2. synopsis, overview

Declension

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

Meaning and Definition of synopsis
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