δύσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δύω (dúō, “to cause to sink, plunge”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῠ́σῐς • (dŭ́sĭs) f (genitive δῠ́σεως); third declension

  1. setting of the sun or stars
  2. quarter in which the sun sets, west
  3. hiding-place

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ δῠ́σῐς; τῆς δῠ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δῠ́σῐς
hē dŭ́sĭs 		τὼ δῠ́σει
tṑ dŭ́sei 		αἱ δῠ́σεις
hai dŭ́seis
Genitive τῆς δῠ́σεως
tês dŭ́seōs 		τοῖν δῠσέοιν
toîn dŭséoin 		τῶν δῠ́σεων
tôn dŭ́seōn
Dative τῇ δῠ́σει
têi dŭ́sei 		τοῖν δῠσέοιν
toîn dŭséoin 		ταῖς δῠ́σεσῐ / δῠ́σεσῐν
taîs dŭ́sesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν δῠ́σῐν
tḕn dŭ́sĭn 		τὼ δῠ́σει
tṑ dŭ́sei 		τᾱ̀ς δῠ́σεις
tā̀s dŭ́seis
Vocative δῠ́σῐ
dŭ́sĭ 		δῠ́σει
dŭ́sei 		δῠ́σεις
dŭ́seis
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Derived terms

References

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