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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Possibly from the theorized form *ἀλθέσσω (*althéssō) suffixed with -ις (-is). Ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *h₂el-dʰ-, itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ál.tʰek.sis/ → /ˈal.θek.sis/ → /ˈal.θek.sis/
Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel ἄ by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
Noun
ἄλθεξις • (álthexis) f (genitive ἄλθεξεως); third declension
- (medicine) healing, cure, remedy
460 BCE – 370 BCE,
Hippocrates of Kos,
Fractures 10:
- Τὰ δὲ κοινωνέοντα τοῖσι τῆς κνήμης ὀστέοισι μείζω τε τῶν ἑτέρων ἐστί, καὶ κινηθέντων τούτων πολυχρονιωτέρη ἡ ἄλθεξις
- Tà dè koinōnéonta toîsi tês knḗmēs ostéoisi meízō te tôn hetérōn estí, kaì kinēthéntōn toútōn polukhroniōtérē hē álthexis
Declension
References
- “ἄλθεξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἄλθεξις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἄλθεξις in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “ἄλθεξις”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011