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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi.psi/
- Hyphenation: σή‧ψη
Noun
σήψη • (sípsi) f (plural σήψεις)
- (medicine) sepsis
- Coordinate terms: αντισηψία (antisipsía), ασηψία (asipsía)
- decay, decomposition
- (figurative) corruption
Declension
Declension of σήψη
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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σήψη (sípsi)
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σήψεις (sípseis)
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genitive
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σήψης (sípsis)
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σήψεων (sípseon)
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accusative
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σήψη (sípsi)
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σήψεις (sípseis)
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vocative
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σήψη (sípsi)
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σήψεις (sípseis)
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Also, older or formal genitive singlar: σήψεως (sípseos)
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