ἐπένθεσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπεντῐ́θημῐ (epentĭ́thēmĭ, “I insert”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, verbal noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπένθεσῐς • (epénthesĭs) f (genitive ἐπενθέσεως); third declension

  1. (grammar) Insertion of a letter

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐπένθεσῐς; τῆς ἐπενθέσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπένθεσῐς
hē epénthesĭs 		τὼ ἐπενθέσει
tṑ epenthései 		αἱ ἐπενθέσεις
hai epenthéseis
Genitive τῆς ἐπενθέσεως
tês epenthéseōs 		τοῖν ἐπενθεσέοιν
toîn epentheséoin 		τῶν ἐπενθέσεων
tôn epenthéseōn
Dative τῇ ἐπενθέσει
tēî epenthései 		τοῖν ἐπενθεσέοιν
toîn epentheséoin 		ταῖς ἐπενθέσεσῐ / ἐπενθέσεσῐν
taîs epenthésesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐπένθεσῐν
tḕn epénthesĭn 		τὼ ἐπενθέσει
tṑ epenthései 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπενθέσεις
tā̀s epenthéseis
Vocative ἐπένθεσῐ
epénthesĭ 		ἐπενθέσει
epenthései 		ἐπενθέσεις
epenthéseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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