sintattico

syntactic

adjective seen-TAHT-tee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek syntaktikos (arranged together).

Usage Note

Sintattico is a technical linguistic adjective describing anything related to syntax (la sintassi). It is used in formal grammar, linguistics, and computing (e.g. errore sintattico = syntax error). The feminine form is sintattica, the plural sintattici/sintattiche. Outside academic or technical writing it is rarely encountered in everyday speech.

Examples

"Ha analizzato la struttura sintattica della frase."

Natural Translation

She analysed the syntactic structure of the sentence.

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