syncope
From LSJ
Τραφὲν ὄρεσι καὶ φάραγξιν ἀγρίαις, κήρυξ πέφυκα τῆς λόγου ὑμνῳδίας. Φωνήν μὲν οὐκ ἔναρθρον, εὔηχον δ' ἔχω (Byzantine riddle) → Raised in the mountains and wild ravines, I have become the herald of hymns that are sung. I have no articulate voice...
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
syncŏpē: ēs, or syncŏpa, ae, f., = συγκοπή.
I A fainting away, swooning, syncope, Veg. 1, 35.—
II In gram., the omission of a letter or syllable in the middle of a word, syncope, Charis. p. 248 P.; Diom. p. 436 ib.
Latin > German (Georges)
syncopē, ēs, f. u. syncopa, ae, f. (συγχοπή), I) die Verkürzung eines Wortes in der Mitte, syncope, Charis. 278, 18. Diom. 441, 27: per syncopam dictum esse, Macr. sat. 5, 21, 11. – II) (syncope) die Ohnmacht, Veget. mul. 2, 25, 3.
