παραφυάς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παραφύω (paraphúō, “to grow beside”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς • (paraphuás) f (genitive πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. any side-growth, hence:
    1. (botany) offshoot, sucker
    2. (zoology) branch of an animal's vein
    3. certain appendages in lobsters
    4. (figuratively) branch of a discussion

Declension

Third declension of ἡ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς; τῆς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς
hē paraphuás 		τὼ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δε
tṑ paraphuáde 		αἱ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δες
hai paraphuádes
Genitive τῆς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δος
tês paraphuádos 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn paraphuádoin 		τῶν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δων
tôn paraphuádōn
Dative τῇ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δῐ
têi paraphuádi 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn paraphuádoin 		ταῖς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́σῐ / πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́σῐν
taîs paraphuási(n)
Accusative τὴν πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn paraphuáda 		τὼ πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δε
tṑ paraphuáde 		τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s paraphuádas
Vocative πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́ς
paraphuás 		πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δε
paraphuáde 		πᾰρᾰφῠᾰ́δες
paraphuádes
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Derived terms

References

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