syzygie
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin syzygia, from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.zi.ʒi/
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Noun
syzygie f (plural syzygies)
- syzygy
- 1873, Jules Verne, Le Pays des fourrures:
- Les marées sont assez fortes dans les mers arctiques, […]. Bien des navigateurs qui les ont observées, […], ont vu la mer, à l’époque des syzygies, monter de vingt à vingt-cinq pieds au-dessus du niveau moyen.
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Further reading
- “syzygie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
Etymology
Used in Swedish since 1748. Cognate with Danish syzygie, German Syzygie, from Late Latin syzygia and Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos, “yoked together”).
Declension
Declension of syzygie | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | syzygie | syzygien | syzygier | syzygierna |
Genitive | syzygies | syzygiens | syzygiers | syzygiernas |
References
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