סינטעז

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• סינטעזע f (sinteze)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “putting together; composition”). Compare French synthèse f, German Synthese f, Polish synteza f, which may have influenced the syllable stress but not the grammatical gender. Masculine gender is likely due to the East Slavic forms: Belarusian сі́нтэз m (síntez), Russian си́нтез m (síntɛz), Ukrainian си́нтез m (sýntez).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnˈtɛz/, /sɪnˈtɛs/

Noun

סינטעז • (sintez) m, plural סינטעזן (sintezn)

1. synthesis (all senses)

Derived terms

• פֿאָטאָסינטעז (fotosintez, “photosynthesis”)
• סינטעזירן (sintezirn, “to synthesize, to put together”)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “סינטעז”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “סינטעז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].