μεταγγισμός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μετᾰγγίζω (metăngízō, “decant”) + -ισμός (-ismós, abstract noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.taŋ.ɡizˈmos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.taɲ.ɟizˈmos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.taɲ.ɟizˈmos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.taɲ.ɟizˈmos/
Noun
μετᾰγγισμός • (metăngismós) m (genitive μετᾰγγισμοῦ); second declension (Koine)
- decantation
- (Neopythagoreanism, Manichaeism) transmigration of the soul
- Near-synonyms: μετενσωμάτωσις (metensōmátōsis), μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ μετᾰγγισμός ho metăngismós |
οἱ μετᾰγγισμοί hoi metăngismoí |
| Genitive | τοῦ μετᾰγγισμοῦ toû metăngismoû |
τῶν μετᾰγγισμῶν tôn metăngismôn |
| Dative | τῷ μετᾰγγισμῷ tōî metăngismōî |
τοῖς μετᾰγγισμοῖς toîs metăngismoîs |
| Accusative | τὸν μετᾰγγισμόν tòn metăngismón |
τοὺς μετᾰγγισμούς toùs metăngismoús |
| Vocative | μετᾰγγισμέ metăngismé |
μετᾰγγισμοί metăngismoí |
Further reading
- “μεταγγισμός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μεταγγισμός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette