ἁψίς

See also: ἀψίς and ἅψις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἅπτω (háptō, “I fasten to”) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἁψῑ́ς • (hapsī́s) f (genitive ἁψῖδος); third declension

  1. net, mesh
  2. wheel, hoop, disc
  3. Any curved form: bow, arch, shield, vault

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἁψῑ́ς; τῆς ἁψῖδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἁψῑ́ς
hē hapsī́s 		τὼ ἁψῖδε
tṑ hapsîde 		αἱ ἁψῖδες
hai hapsîdes
Genitive τῆς ἁψῖδος
tês hapsîdos 		τοῖν ἁψῑ́δοιν
toîn hapsī́doin 		τῶν ἁψῑ́δων
tôn hapsī́dōn
Dative τῇ ἁψῖδῐ
tēî hapsîdĭ 		τοῖν ἁψῑ́δοιν
toîn hapsī́doin 		ταῖς ἁψῖσῐ / ἁψῖσῐν
taîs hapsîsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἁψῖδᾰ / ἁψῖν
tḕn hapsîdă / hapsîn 		τὼ ἁψῖδε
tṑ hapsîde 		τᾱ̀ς ἁψῖδᾰς
tā̀s hapsîdăs
Vocative ἁψῑ́ς
hapsī́s 		ἁψῖδε
hapsîde 		ἁψῖδες
hapsîdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.
  • ἄναψις (ánapsis)
  • ἔναψις (énapsis)
  • ἔξαψις (éxapsis)
  • ἔφαψις (éphapsis)
  • κάθαψις (káthapsis)
  • προσέξαψις (proséxapsis)
  • σύναψις (súnapsis)

Descendants

  • → Greek: αψίδα (apsída) (learned)
  • Latin: absis, apsis
  • Old Armenian: ափսէ (apʻsē)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اپسد (ipsid), اسپید (ispid)
  • Russian: абси́да (absída), апси́да (apsída)

Further reading

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