ἁψίς

See also: ἀψίς and ἅψις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ἅπτω (háptō, “I fasten to”) +‎ -σις (-sis).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ἁψῑ́ς • (hapsī́s) f (genitive ἁψῖδος); third declension

    1. net, mesh
    2. wheel, hoop, disc
    3. Any curved form: bow, arch, shield, vault

    Inflection

    Third declension of ἡ ἁψῑ́ς; τῆς ἁψῖδος (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ ἁψῑ́ς
    hē hapsī́s     		τὼ ἁψῖδε
    tṑ hapsîde     		αἱ ἁψῖδες
    hai hapsîdes
    Genitive τῆς ἁψῖδος
    tês hapsîdos     		τοῖν ἁψῑ́δοιν
    toîn hapsī́doin     		τῶν ἁψῑ́δων
    tôn hapsī́dōn
    Dative τῇ ἁψῖδῐ
    tēî hapsîdĭ     		τοῖν ἁψῑ́δοιν
    toîn hapsī́doin     		ταῖς ἁψῖσῐ / ἁψῖσῐν
    taîs hapsîsĭ(n)
    Accusative τὴν ἁψῖδᾰ / ἁψῖν
    tḕn hapsîdă / hapsîn     		τὼ ἁψῖδε
    tṑ hapsîde     		τᾱ̀ς ἁψῖδᾰς
    tā̀s hapsîdăs
    Vocative ἁψῑ́ς
    hapsī́s     		ἁψῖδε
    hapsîde     		ἁψῖδες
    hapsîdes
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-δς (*-ds).
    • ἄναψις (ánapsis)
    • ἔναψις (énapsis)
    • ἔξαψις (éxapsis)
    • ἔφαψις (éphapsis)
    • κάθαψις (káthapsis)
    • προσέξαψις (proséxapsis)
    • σύναψις (súnapsis)

    Descendants

    • → Greek: αψίδα (apsída) (learned)
    • Latin: absis, apsis
    • Old Armenian: ափսէ (apʻsē)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: اپسد (ipsid), اسپید (ispid)
    • Russian: абси́да (absída), апси́да (apsída)

    Further reading

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