ἀπόφυσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποφύω (apophúō, “to send out branches”) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀπόφῠσῐς • (apóphusis) f (genitive ἀποφῠ́σεως); third declension

  1. (botany) side-shoot, sprout
  2. (anatomy) apophysis, protuberance of a bone
  3. (anatomy) branch of an artery or nerve
  4. (architecture) member connecting shaft and base of a column

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἀπόφῠσῐς; τῆς ἀποφῠ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἀπόφῠσῐς
hē apóphusis 		τὼ ἀποφῠ́σει
tṑ apophúsei 		αἱ ἀποφῠ́σεις
hai apophúseis
Genitive τῆς ἀποφῠ́σεως
tês apophúseōs 		τοῖν ἀποφῠσέοιν
toîn apophuséoin 		τῶν ἀποφῠ́σεων
tôn apophúseōn
Dative τῇ ἀποφῠ́σει
têi apophúsei 		τοῖν ἀποφῠσέοιν
toîn apophuséoin 		ταῖς ἀποφῠ́σεσῐ / ἀποφῠ́σεσῐν
taîs apophúsesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἀπόφῠσῐν
tḕn apóphusin 		τὼ ἀποφῠ́σει
tṑ apophúsei 		τᾱ̀ς ἀποφῠ́σεις
tā̀s apophúseis
Vocative ἀπόφῠσῐ
apóphusi 		ἀποφῠ́σει
apophúsei 		ἀποφῠ́σεις
apophúseis
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: απόφυση (apófysi)
  • → Latin: apophysis

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