synapsa

See also: synapsą

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.?

Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?

Proto-Hellenic *ksún

Ancient Greek σύν (sún)

Ancient Greek συν- (sun-)

Proto-Hellenic *áptō

Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō)

Ancient Greek συνάπτω (sunáptō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)

Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis)lbor.

Polish synapsa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɘˈnap.sa/

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• Rhymes: -apsa
• Syllabification: sy‧nap‧sa

Noun

synapsa f (related adjective synaptyczny)

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

Declension

Declension of synapsa

	singular	plural
nominative	synapsa	synapsy
genitive	synapsy	synaps
dative	synapsie	synapsom
accusative	synapsę	synapsy
instrumental	synapsą	synapsami
locative	synapsie	synapsach
vocative	synapso	synapsy

Further reading

• “synapsa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “synapsa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• synapsa in PWN's encyclopedia