May be for *φράστις, from the stem of φράζω (phrázō), *φραδ-, + Proto-Indo-European *-tis. Note the derivation φραστικός (phrastikós) and similar derivations from this stem.[1]
φρᾰ́σῐς • (phrásis) f (genitive φρᾰ́σεως); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ φρᾰ́σῐς hē phrásis |
τὼ φρᾰ́σει tṑ phrásei |
αἱ φρᾰ́σεις hai phráseis | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φρᾰ́σεως tês phráseōs |
τοῖν φρᾰσέοιν toîn phraséoin |
τῶν φρᾰ́σεων tôn phráseōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φρᾰ́σει têi phrásei |
τοῖν φρᾰσέοιν toîn phraséoin |
ταῖς φρᾰ́σεσῐ / φρᾰ́σεσῐν taîs phrásesi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φρᾰ́σῐν tḕn phrásin |
τὼ φρᾰ́σει tṑ phrásei |
τᾱ̀ς φρᾰ́σεις tā̀s phráseis | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φρᾰ́σῐ phrási |
φρᾰ́σει phrásei |
φρᾰ́σεις phráseis | ||||||||||
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