διαστολή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαστέλλω (diastéllō) +‎ (, abstract noun suffix), from διά (diá, apart) + στέλλω (stéllō, send).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐᾰστολή • (dĭăstolḗf (genitive δῐᾰστολῆς); first declension

  1. dilatation
    Antonym: συστολή (sustolḗ)

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: diastole
  • Finnish: diastole
  • French: diastole
  • Greek: διαστολή (diastolí)
  • Italian: diastole
  • Latin: diastolē
  • Norwegian Bokmål: diastole
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: diastole

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ).

Noun

διαστολή • (diastolíf (plural διαστολές)

  1. expansion (for metals)
  2. dilation, dilatation (for organs)
  3. distention
  4. diastole

Declension

Declension of διαστολή
singular plural
nominative διαστολή (diastolí) διαστολές (diastolés)
genitive διαστολής (diastolís) διαστολών (diastolón)
accusative διαστολή (diastolí) διαστολές (diastolés)
vocative διαστολή (diastolí) διαστολές (diastolés)

Further reading