hypotaxis

[hahy-puh-tak-sis]

noun

Grammar.

1. dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.

hypotaxis

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæktɪk, ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs /

noun

1. grammar the subordination of one clause to another by a conjunction Compare parataxis

Other Word Forms

• hypotactic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypotaxis¹

1880–85; < Greek hypótaxis subjection, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + -taxis -taxis