κατάληξις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καταλήγω (katalḗgō) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰτᾰ́ληξῐς (kătắlēxĭsf (genitive κᾰτᾰλήξεως); third declension

  1. ending, termination
  2. cadence

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: Katalexe
  • English: catalexis

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