στάξις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στάζω (stázō, I drop) +‎ -σις (-sis, suffix to form a feminine noun).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στάξῐς (stáxisf (genitive στάξεως); third declension

  1. dropping, dripping (e.g. of blood from the nose)

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