συνεχής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From συνέχω (sunékhō, “to keep together, hold together”) (from συν- (sun-) + ἔχω (ékhō)) + -ής (-ḗs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /sy.ne.kʰɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /sy.neˈkʰe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /sy.neˈçis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /sy.neˈçis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /si.neˈçis/
Adjective
σῠνεχής • (sŭnekhḗs) m or f (neuter σῠνεχές); third declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | σῠνεχής sŭnekhḗs |
σῠνεχές sŭnekhés |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖς sŭnekheîs |
σῠνεχῆ sŭnekhê | ||||||||
| Genitive | σῠνεχοῦς sŭnekhoûs |
σῠνεχοῦς sŭnekhoûs |
σῠνεχοῖν sŭnekhoîn |
σῠνεχοῖν sŭnekhoîn |
σῠνεχῶν sŭnekhôn |
σῠνεχῶν sŭnekhôn | ||||||||
| Dative | σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχοῖν sŭnekhoîn |
σῠνεχοῖν sŭnekhoîn |
σῠνεχέσῐ / σῠνεχέσῐν sŭnekhésĭ(n) |
σῠνεχέσῐ / σῠνεχέσῐν sŭnekhésĭ(n) | ||||||||
| Accusative | σῠνεχῆ sŭnekhê |
σῠνεχές sŭnekhés |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖς sŭnekheîs |
σῠνεχῆ sŭnekhê | ||||||||
| Vocative | σῠνεχές sŭnekhés |
σῠνεχές sŭnekhés |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖ sŭnekheî |
σῠνεχεῖς sŭnekheîs |
σῠνεχῆ sŭnekhê | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| σῠνεχῶς / σῠνεχές sŭnekhôs / sŭnekhés |
σῠνεχέστερος sŭnekhésteros |
σῠνεχέστᾰτος sŭnekhéstătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Derived terms
- συνέχεια (sunékheia)
Descendants
- Greek: συνεχής (synechís)
- →⇒ English: synechology
Further reading
- “συνεχής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- συνεχής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- συνεχής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- συνεχής, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “συνεχής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “συνεχής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Sophocles, Evangelinos Apostolides (1900) “συνεχής”, in Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 1048
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- ceaseless idem, page 120.
- consecutive idem, page 162.
- constant idem, page 164.
- continual idem, page 168.
- continuous idem, page 168.
- endless idem, page 273.
- eternal idem, page 284.
- habitual idem, page 380.
- incessant idem, page 428.
- interminable idem, page 451.
- perpetual idem, page 607.
- persistent idem, page 608.
- sedulous idem, page 748.
- unbroken idem, page 908.
- undeviating idem, page 914.
- unending idem, page 916.
- uninterrupted idem, page 922.
- unobstructed idem, page 926.
- unremitting idem, page 929.
- untiring idem, page 934.
- unvaried idem, page 936.
- unvarying idem, page 936.
- unwavering idem, page 936.
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek συνεχής (sunekhḗs), from συνέχω (sunékhō, “to hold, to keep together”), combined form of συν- (sun-, “together, with”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, to hold”). Compare Latin contineō (“to hold, to keep together”), combined form of con- (“together, with”) + teneō (“to have, to hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.neˈçis/
- Hyphenation: συ‧νε‧χής
- Homophone: συνεχείς (synecheís)
Adjective
συνεχής • (synechís) m (feminine συνεχής, neuter συνεχές)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | συνεχής (synechís) | συνεχής (synechís) | συνεχές (synechés) | συνεχείς (synecheís) | συνεχείς (synecheís) | συνεχή (synechí) | |
| genitive | συνεχούς (synechoús) συνεχή (synechí) |
συνεχούς (synechoús) | συνεχούς (synechoús) | συνεχών (synechón) | συνεχών (synechón) | συνεχών (synechón) | |
| accusative | συνεχή (synechí) | συνεχή (synechí) | συνεχές (synechés) | συνεχείς (synecheís) | συνεχείς (synecheís) | συνεχή (synechí) | |
| vocative | συνεχή (synechí) συνεχής (synechís) |
συνεχής (synechís) | συνεχές (synechés) | συνεχείς (synecheís) | συνεχείς (synecheís) | συνεχή (synechí) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο συνεχής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο συνεχής, etc.)
Derived terms
- συνεχές ρεύμα n (synechés révma, “direct current”)
Related terms
- see: συνεχίζω (synechízo, “to continue”)