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syntax
- /ˈsɪn.tæks/
Sounds like sin tax
Where it comes from
Partly from Late Latin syntaxis and partly from its etymon, Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis), from σύν (sún, “together”) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to arrange”). Doublet of syntaxis.
noun syntaxes · syntaces · syntices
- A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences. The incorporation of a rule of V MOVEMENT into our description of English Syntax turns out to have fundamental theoretical implications for our overall Theory of Grammar: it means that we are no longer able to posit that the syntactic structure of a sentence can be described in terms of a single Phr
- The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
- The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language. [Otto] Jespersen, a language professor known for his expertise in syntax and language development, stated that headlinese is not really grammatical writing.
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noun set of rules that govern how words are combined
| Español | sintaxis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통어론 tong'eoron, 구문론 gumullon, 통사론 tongsaron, 신택스 sintaekseu |
| 日本語 | 統語論 tōgoron, 構文論 kōbunron, 統辞論 tōjiron, シンタックス shintakkusu |
| 中文 | 句法 jùfǎ |
| हिन्दी | वाक्यरचना vākyaracnā, वाक्यविन्यास vākyavinyās |
| Kiswahili | sintaksia |
| Português | sintaxe |
| Français | syntaxe |
| Deutsch | Syntax, Satzbau |
| Italiano | sintassi |
| Ελληνικά | συντακτικό syntaktikó, σύνταξη sýntaxi |
| Română | sintaxă |
| Русский | си́нтаксис síntaksis |
| Tiếng Việt | cú pháp |
| العربية | بِنَاء جُمْلَة bināʔ jumla, نَحْو naḥw |
| עברית | תַּחְבִּיר takhbír |
noun formal rules of a computer language
| Español | sintaxis |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 文法 bunpō, 構文 kōbun, シンタックス shintakkusu |
| 中文 | 句法 jùfǎ, 文法 wénfǎ |
| Português | sintaxe |
| Français | syntaxe |
| Deutsch | Syntax |
| Italiano | sintassi |
| Ελληνικά | συντακτικό syntaktikó |
| Română | sintaxă |
| Русский | си́нтаксис síntaksis |
noun study of the structure of phrases and sentences
| Español | sintaxis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통사론 tongsaron, 구문론 gumullon, 문장론 munjangnon, 신택스 sintaekseu, 월갈 wolgal, 통어론 tong'eoron |
| 日本語 | 統語論 tōgoron, 構文論 kōbunron, 統辞論 tōjiron, シンタックス shintakkusu |
| 中文 | 句法學 /句法学 jùfǎxué, 語法學 /语法学 yǔfǎxué |
| हिन्दी | वाक्यविन्यास vākyavinyās, वाक्यरचना vākyaracnā |
| Kiswahili | sintaksia |
| Português | sintaxe |
| Français | syntaxe |
| Deutsch | Satzlehre, Syntax |
| Ελληνικά | συντακτικό syntaktikó |
| Română | sintaxă |
| Русский | си́нтаксис síntaksis |
| Tiếng Việt | cú pháp học |
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title = {syntax},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syntax},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
