sinapsis

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ˈnap.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -sɪs
• Hyphenation: si‧nap‧sis

Noun

sinapsis (plural sinapsis-sinapsis)

1. (anatomy) synapse: the junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass

Alternative forms

• sinaps (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “sinapsis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnabsis/ [siˈnaβ̞.sis]
• Rhymes: -absis
• Syllabification: si‧nap‧sis

Noun

sinapsis f (plural sinapsis)

1. (anatomy) synapse

Derived terms

• sináptico

Further reading

• “sinapsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026