τρῖψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “to rub”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρῖψῐς • (trîpsĭs) f (genitive τρῑ́ψεως); third declension

  1. rubbing, friction
    1. wear and tear, especially of garments
  2. resistance to wear, durability
  3. (in the plural) potted meats
  4. massage

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ τρῖψῐς; τῆς τρῑ́ψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ τρῖψῐς
hē trîpsĭs 		τὼ τρῑ́ψει
tṑ trī́psei 		αἱ τρῑ́ψεις
hai trī́pseis
Genitive τῆς τρῑ́ψεως
tês trī́pseōs 		τοῖν τρῑψέοιν
toîn trīpséoin 		τῶν τρῑ́ψεων
tôn trī́pseōn
Dative τῇ τρῑ́ψει
tēî trī́psei 		τοῖν τρῑψέοιν
toîn trīpséoin 		ταῖς τρῑ́ψεσῐ / τρῑ́ψεσῐν
taîs trī́psesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν τρῖψῐν
tḕn trîpsĭn 		τὼ τρῑ́ψει
tṑ trī́psei 		τᾱ̀ς τρῑ́ψεις
tā̀s trī́pseis
Vocative τρῖψῐ
trîpsĭ 		τρῑ́ψει
trī́psei 		τρῑ́ψεις
trī́pseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • English: tripsis, lithotripsy

References

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