FromLatinasyndeton, fromAncient Greekἀσύνδετον(asúndeton), fromἀ-(a-,“a-,un-,non-”) and the neuter substantive ofσῠ́νδετος(sŭ́ndetos,“bound,joined”), fromσυνδεῖν(sundeîn,“tojoin, tobind”), fromσῠν-(sŭn-,“together”) +δεῖν(deîn,“tobind, totie”). Equivalent toa- +syndeton.
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asyndeton (countable anduncountable,pluralasyndetonsorasyndeta)
Borrowed fromAncient Greekἀσύνδετον(asúndeton,“unconnected”).
asyndeton n
FromAncient Greekἀσύνδετον(asúndeton).
asyndeton n (genitiveasyndetī);second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | asyndeton | asyndeta |
| genitive | asyndetī | asyndetōrum |
| dative | asyndetō | asyndetīs |
| accusative | asyndeton | asyndeta |
| ablative | asyndetō | asyndetīs |
| vocative | asyndeton | asyndeta |
asyndeton
Learned borrowing fromAncient Greekἀσύνδετον(asúndeton).
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | asyndeton | asyndetony |
| genitive | asyndetonu | asyndetonów |
| dative | asyndetonowi | asyndetonom |
| accusative | asyndeton | asyndetony |
| instrumental | asyndetonem | asyndetonami |
| locative | asyndetonie | asyndetonach |
| vocative | asyndetonie | asyndetony |
