ἐπένθεσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ἐπεντῐ́θημῐ (epentĭ́thēmĭ, “I insert”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, verbal noun suffix).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ἐπένθεσῐς • (epénthesĭs) f (genitive ἐπενθέσεως); third declension

    1. (grammar) Insertion of a letter

    Inflection

    Third declension of ἡ ἐπένθεσῐς; τῆς ἐπενθέσεως (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ ἐπένθεσῐς
    hē epénthesĭs     		τὼ ἐπενθέσει
    tṑ epenthései     		αἱ ἐπενθέσεις
    hai epenthéseis
    Genitive τῆς ἐπενθέσεως
    tês epenthéseōs     		τοῖν ἐπενθεσέοιν
    toîn epentheséoin     		τῶν ἐπενθέσεων
    tôn epenthéseōn
    Dative τῇ ἐπενθέσει
    tēî epenthései     		τοῖν ἐπενθεσέοιν
    toîn epentheséoin     		ταῖς ἐπενθέσεσῐ / ἐπενθέσεσῐν
    taîs epenthésesĭ(n)
    Accusative τὴν ἐπένθεσῐν
    tḕn epénthesĭn     		τὼ ἐπενθέσει
    tṑ epenthései     		τᾱ̀ς ἐπενθέσεις
    tā̀s epenthéseis
    Vocative ἐπένθεσῐ
    epénthesĭ     		ἐπενθέσει
    epenthései     		ἐπενθέσεις
    epenthéseis
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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