τήξη
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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek τῆ(ξις) (tê(xis)) + modern ending -ξη (-xi). From τήκω (tḗkō, “melt”) > τηκ- + -σις (-sis) > -ξις (-xis).
Pronunciation
Noun
τήξη • (tíxi) f (plural τήξεις)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τήξη (tíxi) | τήξεις (tíxeis) |
| genitive | τήξης (tíxis) | τήξεων (tíxeon) |
| accusative | τήξη (tíxi) | τήξεις (tíxeis) |
| vocative | τήξη (tíxi) | τήξεις (tíxeis) |
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: τήξεως (tíxeos)
Derived terms
- σημείο τήξεως n (simeío tíxeos, “melting point”)
Related terms
- σύντηξη f (sýntixi, “fusion”)
- and see: τήκω (tíko, “melt”)
Further reading
- τήξη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
τήξη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
