βάφτιση

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Koine Greek βάπτισις (báptisis, “baptism”), from Ancient Greek βάπτισις (báptisis, “dipping, immersion”).[1] By surface analysis, βαφτίζω (vaftízo) +‎ -ση (-si).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.fti.si/
  • Hyphenation: βά‧φτι‧ση

Noun

βάφτιση • (váftisi) f (plural βαφτίσεις)

  1. baptism, baptizing
  2. christening

Declension

singular plural
nominative βάφτιση (váftisi) βαφτίσεις (vaftíseis)
genitive βάφτισης (váftisis) βαφτίσεων (vaftíseon)
accusative βάφτιση (váftisi) βαφτίσεις (vaftíseis)
vocative βάφτιση (váftisi) βαφτίσεις (vaftíseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: βαφτίσεως (vaftíseos)

References

  1. ^ βάφτιση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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