τέρψις

Ancient Greek

From τέρπω (térpō, “I satisfy”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs). Diachronically from Proto-Indo-European *térptis (“fulfillment, satisfaction”); cognate with Sanskrit तृप्ति (tṛ́pti, “satisfaction, delight”) and Proto-Germanic *þurftiz (“need”).

τέρψῐς • (térpsĭs) f (genitive τέρψεως or τέρψῐος); third declension

Third declension of ἡ τέρψῐς; τῆς τέρψεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τέρψῐς hē térpsĭs	τὼ τέρψει tṑ térpsei	αἱ τέρψεις hai térpseis
Genitive	τῆς τέρψεως tês térpseōs	τοῖν τερψέοιν toîn terpséoin	τῶν τέρψεων tôn térpseōn
Dative	τῇ τέρψει tēî térpsei	τοῖν τερψέοιν toîn terpséoin	ταῖς τέρψεσῐ / τέρψεσῐν taîs térpsesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν τέρψῐν tḕn térpsĭn	τὼ τέρψει tṑ térpsei	τᾱ̀ς τέρψεις tā̀s térpseis
Vocative	τέρψῐ térpsĭ	τέρψει térpsei	τέρψεις térpseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ τέρψῐς; τῆς τέρψῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τέρψῐς hē térpsĭs	τὼ τέρψῐε tṑ térpsĭe	αἱ τέρψῐες hai térpsĭes
Genitive	τῆς τέρψῐος tês térpsĭos	τοῖν τερψῐ́οιν toîn terpsĭ́oin	τῶν τερψῐ́ων tôn terpsĭ́ōn
Dative	τῇ τέρψῑ tēî térpsī	τοῖν τερψῐ́οιν toîn terpsĭ́oin	ταῖς τέρψῐσῐ / τέρψῐσῐν taîs térpsĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν τέρψῐν tḕn térpsĭn	τὼ τέρψῐε tṑ térpsĭe	τᾱ̀ς τέρψῑς / τέρψῐᾰς tā̀s térpsīs / térpsĭăs
Vocative	τέρψῐ térpsĭ	τέρψῐε térpsĭe	τέρψῐες térpsĭes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.