Synkope

See also: synkope

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek σῠγκοπή (sŭnkopḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʏnˈkoːpə/, [zʏn-], [zʏŋ-], (seldom) /ˈzʏnkoˌpeː/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Syn‧ko‧pe

Noun

Synkope f (genitive Synkope, plural Synkopen)

  1. syncope
    1. (prosody) loss of an internal vowel
      Coordinate terms: Prokope, Apokope
    2. (music) missed beat, off-beat stress
    3. (medicine) short loss of consciousness
      Synonyms: Kollaps, (kurze) Ohnmacht, (plötzliche) Bewusstlosigkeit

Declension

Declension of Synkope [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Synkope die Synkopen
genitive einer der Synkope der Synkopen
dative einer der Synkope den Synkopen
accusative eine die Synkope die Synkopen

Derived terms

  • synkopieren
  • synkopisch

Further reading

  • “Synkope” in Duden online
  • “Synkope” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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