δῆξις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

δάκνω (dáknō, “to bite”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῆξῐς • (dêxĭs) f (genitive δήξεως); third declension

  1. bite, biting
  2. mental anguish
  3. biting joke

Declension

Third declension of ἡ δῆξῐς; τῆς δήξεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δῆξῐς
hē dêxĭs 		τὼ δήξει
tṑ dḗxei 		αἱ δήξεις
hai dḗxeis
Genitive τῆς δήξεως
tês dḗxeōs 		τοῖν δηξέοιν
toîn dēxéoin 		τῶν δήξεων
tôn dḗxeōn
Dative τῇ δήξει
têi dḗxei 		τοῖν δηξέοιν
toîn dēxéoin 		ταῖς δήξεσῐ / δήξεσῐν
taîs dḗxesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν δῆξῐν
tḕn dêxĭn 		τὼ δήξει
tṑ dḗxei 		τᾱ̀ς δήξεις
tā̀s dḗxeis
Vocative δῆξῐ
dêxĭ 		δήξει
dḗxei 		δήξεις
dḗxeis
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References

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