syllepsa

See also: syllepsą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin syllēpsis. Doublet of syllepsis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨlˈlɛp.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛpsa
• Syllabification: syl‧lep‧sa

Noun

syllepsa f

1. (rhetoric) syllepsis (figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity)

   Synonym: syllepsis

Declension

Declension of syllepsa

	singular	plural
nominative	syllepsa	syllepsy
genitive	syllepsy	sylleps
dative	syllepsie	syllepsom
accusative	syllepsę	syllepsy
instrumental	syllepsą	syllepsami
locative	syllepsie	syllepsach
vocative	syllepso	syllepsy

Further reading

• syllepsa in Polish dictionaries at PWN