ἄκουσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄκουσῐς • (ákousĭs) f (genitive ἀ̆κούσεως); third declension

  1. Hearing.
  2. (in the plural) Synonym of ἀκουσμάτια (akousmátia).

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́κουσῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓κούσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓́κουσῐς
hē ắkousĭs 		τὼ ᾰ̓κούσει
tṑ ăkoúsei 		αἱ ᾰ̓κούσεις
hai ăkoúseis
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓κούσεως
tês ăkoúseōs 		τοῖν ᾰ̓κουσέοιν
toîn ăkouséoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓κούσεων
tôn ăkoúseōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓κούσει
têi ăkoúsei 		τοῖν ᾰ̓κουσέοιν
toîn ăkouséoin 		ταῖς ᾰ̓κούσεσῐ / ᾰ̓κούσεσῐν
taîs ăkoúsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓́κουσῐν
tḕn ắkousĭn 		τὼ ᾰ̓κούσει
tṑ ăkoúsei 		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓κούσεις
tā̀s ăkoúseis
Vocative ᾰ̓́κουσῐ
ắkousĭ 		ᾰ̓κούσει
ăkoúsei 		ᾰ̓κούσεις
ăkoúseis
Notes:

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: hyperacusis

References

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