ἀντίπτωσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντι- (anti-) +‎ πτῶσις (ptôsis)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πτωσῐς • (antíptōsis) f (genitive ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεως or ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσιος); third declension

  1. opposition, resistance
  2. (grammar) interchange or substitution of cases, antiptosis
    • Priscian., Inst. 17.155
    • Sch.Ar., V. 135
    • Sch.Hes., Th. 528
    • Tz., Ex. 85
    • Seru. 4.416.15
    • Seru. 4.498.18
    • Sch.Th. 1.6

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ντῐ́πτωσῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓ντῐ́πτωσῐς
hē antíptōsis 		τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσει
tṑ antiptṓsei 		αἱ ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεις
hai antiptṓseis
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεως
tês antiptṓseōs 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐπτωσέοιν
toîn antiptōséoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεων
tôn antiptṓseōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσει
têi antiptṓsei 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐπτωσέοιν
toîn antiptōséoin 		ταῖς ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεσῐ / ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεσῐν
taîs antiptṓsesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓ντῐ́πτωσῐν
tḕn antíptōsin 		τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσει
tṑ antiptṓsei 		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεις
tā̀s antiptṓseis
Vocative ᾰ̓ντῐ́πτωσῐ
antíptōsi 		ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσει
antiptṓsei 		ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεις
antiptṓseis
Notes:

Descendants

  • English: antiptosis

References

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