# synopsis
## English
### Etymology

From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/
* (US) IPA: /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

synopsis (plural synopses)
* (authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
* A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
* (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

#### Synonyms

* (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summary

#### Related terms

* synoptic
* synoptical
* synoptically
* synoptist

#### See also

* bird's-eye view

#### Further reading

* “synopsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “synopsis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin synopsis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsynopsis/, [ˈs̠yno̞ps̠is̠]
* Rhymes: -ynopsis
* Hyphenation: sy‧nop‧sis

### Noun

synopsis
* synopsis

#### Declension

Possessive forms of synopsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
synopsikseni
synopsikseni
accusative
nom.
synopsikseni
synopsikseni
gen.
synopsikseni
genitive
synopsikseni
synopsisteni synopsiksieni
partitive
synopsistani
synopsiksiani
inessive
synopsiksessani
synopsiksissani
elative
synopsiksestani
synopsiksistani
illative
synopsikseeni
synopsiksiini
adessive
synopsiksellani
synopsiksillani
ablative
synopsikseltani
synopsiksiltani
allative
synopsikselleni
synopsiksilleni
essive
synopsiksenani
synopsiksinani
translative
synopsiksekseni
synopsiksikseni
abessive
synopsiksettani
synopsiksittani
instructive
comitative
—synopsiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
synopsiksesi
synopsiksesi
accusative
nom.
synopsiksesi
synopsiksesi
gen.
synopsiksesi
genitive
synopsiksesi
synopsistesi synopsiksiesi
partitive
synopsistasi
synopsiksiasi
inessive
synopsiksessasi
synopsiksissasi
elative
synopsiksestasi
synopsiksistasi
illative
synopsikseesi
synopsiksiisi
adessive
synopsiksellasi
synopsiksillasi
ablative
synopsikseltasi
synopsiksiltasi
allative
synopsiksellesi
synopsiksillesi
essive
synopsiksenasi
synopsiksinasi
translative
synopsikseksesi
synopsiksiksesi
abessive
synopsiksettasi
synopsiksittasi
instructive
comitative
—synopsiksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
synopsiksemme
synopsiksemme
accusative
nom.
synopsiksemme
synopsiksemme
gen.
synopsiksemme
genitive
synopsiksemme
synopsistemme synopsiksiemme
partitive
synopsistamme
synopsiksiamme
inessive
synopsiksessamme
synopsiksissamme
elative
synopsiksestamme
synopsiksistamme
illative
synopsikseemme
synopsiksiimme
adessive
synopsiksellamme
synopsiksillamme
ablative
synopsikseltamme
synopsiksiltamme
allative
synopsiksellemme
synopsiksillemme
essive
synopsiksenamme
synopsiksinamme
translative
synopsikseksemme
synopsiksiksemme
abessive
synopsiksettamme
synopsiksittamme
instructive
comitative
—synopsiksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
synopsiksenne
synopsiksenne
accusative
nom.
synopsiksenne
synopsiksenne
gen.
synopsiksenne
genitive
synopsiksenne
synopsistenne synopsiksienne
partitive
synopsistanne
synopsiksianne
inessive
synopsiksessanne
synopsiksissanne
elative
synopsiksestanne
synopsiksistanne
illative
synopsikseenne
synopsiksiinne
adessive
synopsiksellanne
synopsiksillanne
ablative
synopsikseltanne
synopsiksiltanne
allative
synopsiksellenne
synopsiksillenne
essive
synopsiksenanne
synopsiksinanne
translative
synopsikseksenne
synopsiksiksenne
abessive
synopsiksettanne
synopsiksittanne
instructive
comitative
—synopsiksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
synopsiksensa
synopsiksensa
accusative
nom.
synopsiksensa
synopsiksensa
gen.
synopsiksensa
genitive
synopsiksensa
synopsistensa synopsiksiensa
partitive
synopsistaan synopsistansa
synopsiksiaan synopsiksiansa
inessive
synopsiksessaan synopsiksessansa
synopsiksissaan synopsiksissansa
elative
synopsiksestaan synopsiksestansa
synopsiksistaan synopsiksistansa
illative
synopsikseensa
synopsiksiinsa
adessive
synopsiksellaan synopsiksellansa
synopsiksillaan synopsiksillansa
ablative
synopsikseltaan synopsikseltansa
synopsiksiltaan synopsiksiltansa
allative
synopsikselleen synopsiksellensa
synopsiksilleen synopsiksillensa
essive
synopsiksenaan synopsiksenansa
synopsiksinaan synopsiksinansa
translative
synopsiksekseen synopsikseksensa
synopsiksikseen synopsiksiksensa
abessive
synopsiksettaan synopsiksettansa
synopsiksittaan synopsiksittansa
instructive
comitative
—synopsiksineen synopsiksinensa :

#### Synonyms

* tiivistelmä

### Further reading

* “synopsis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /si.nɔp.sis/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

synopsis m or f (plural synopsis)
* a general overview or synoptic table of a topic
* (media) Plot summary of a movie

### Further reading

* “synopsis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῠ́νοψῐς (sŭ́nopsĭs, “shared view; estimate”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /syˈnop.sis/, [s̠ʏˈnɔps̠ɪs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /siˈnop.sis/, [siˈnɔpsis]

### Noun

synopsis f (genitive synopsis or synopseōs or synopsios); third declension
* list
* synopsis, overview

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
$^1$Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

#### Descendants

* Catalan: sinopsi
* English: synopsis
* French: synopsis
* Italian: sinossi
* Spanish: sinopsis
* Portuguese: sinopse

### References

* “synopsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* synopsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Swedish
### Noun

synopsis c
* Synonym of synops (“synopsis”)

#### Usage notes

Uninflected.

### References

* synopsis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* synopsis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* synopsis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)