παράλλαξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́σσω (părăllắssō, “to cause to alternate”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́λλᾰξῐς • (părắllăxĭs) f (genitive πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεως); third declension

  1. (in general) alternation
  2. alternating motion
  3. change, deviation, mutation
  4. change of position
  5. (astronomy) parallax

Declension

Third declension of ἡ πᾰρᾰ́λλᾰξῐς; τῆς πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πᾰρᾰ́λλᾰξῐς
hē părắllăxĭs 		τὼ πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξει
tṑ părăllắxei 		αἱ πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεις
hai părăllắxeis
Genitive τῆς πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεως
tês părăllắxeōs 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰλλᾰξέοιν
toîn părăllăxéoin 		τῶν πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεων
tôn părăllắxeōn
Dative τῇ πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξει
tēî părăllắxei 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰλλᾰξέοιν
toîn părăllăxéoin 		ταῖς πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεσῐ / πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεσῐν
taîs părăllắxesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν πᾰρᾰ́λλᾰξῐν
tḕn părắllăxĭn 		τὼ πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξει
tṑ părăllắxei 		τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεις
tā̀s părăllắxeis
Vocative πᾰρᾰ́λλᾰξῐ
părắllăxĭ 		πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξει
părăllắxei 		πᾰρᾰλλᾰ́ξεις
părăllắxeis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: παράλλαξη (parállaxi)
  • → Italian: parallasse
  • → Middle French: parallaxe

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