Synkope

See also: synkope

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek σῠγκοπή (sunkopḗ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zʏnˈkoːpə/
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Hyphenation: Syn‧ko‧pe

Noun

Synkope f (genitive Synkope, plural Synkopen)

(music) syncope
(phonology, prosody) syncope
(medicine) syncope (short loss of consciousness)

Declension

Declension of Synkope [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Synkope	die	Synkopen
genitive	einer	der	Synkope	der	Synkopen
dative	einer	der	Synkope	den	Synkopen
accusative	eine	die	Synkope	die	Synkopen

Synonyms

Kollaps
kurze Ohnmacht (colloquial)
plötzlich einsetzende, kurz andauernde Bewusstlosigkeit (descriptive)

Derived terms

synkopisch

Further reading

“Synkope” in Duden online
“Synkope” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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