sinóptico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sinótico

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnɔp.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnɔp.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnɔp.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈnɔ.pti.ku/

Adjective

sinóptico (feminine sinóptica, masculine plural sinópticos, feminine plural sinópticas)

1. synoptic (relating to synopses)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”).

Adjective

sinóptico (feminine sinóptica, masculine plural sinópticos, feminine plural sinópticas)

1. synoptic (relating to synopses)

Further reading

• “sinóptico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014