synalèphe

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synalèphe

  • \si.na.lɛf\

Where it comes from

Du grec ancien συναλοιφή, sunaloiphê.

noun synalèphes

  1. Contraction des syllabes. Quelque un, est devenu, après une synalèphe, quelqu'un.

In English

  • synalepha melding of separate vowels into a single syllable

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MLA

"synalèphe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/synal%C3%A8phe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

synalèphe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/synal%C3%A8phe

Chicago

"synalèphe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/synal%C3%A8phe.

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@misc{synale_phe_2026,
  title = {synalèphe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/synal%C3%A8phe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}