ἐλάττωσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλαττόω (elattóō), Attic variant of ἐλασσόω (elassóō, “to make smaller, lessen”), + -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐλάττωσῐς • (eláttōsis) f (genitive ἐλαττώσεως); third declension

  1. making smaller or less, lessening
  2. depreciation, disparagement
  3. defeat
  4. fault, defect
  5. loss (of health or property)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ἐλάττωσῐς; τῆς ἐλαττώσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐλάττωσῐς
hē eláttōsis 		τὼ ἐλαττώσει
tṑ elattṓsei 		αἱ ἐλαττώσεις
hai elattṓseis
Genitive τῆς ἐλαττώσεως
tês elattṓseōs 		τοῖν ἐλαττωσέοιν
toîn elattōséoin 		τῶν ἐλαττώσεων
tôn elattṓseōn
Dative τῇ ἐλαττώσει
têi elattṓsei 		τοῖν ἐλαττωσέοιν
toîn elattōséoin 		ταῖς ἐλαττώσεσῐ / ἐλαττώσεσῐν
taîs elattṓsesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐλάττωσῐν
tḕn eláttōsin 		τὼ ἐλαττώσει
tṑ elattṓsei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐλαττώσεις
tā̀s elattṓseis
Vocative ἐλάττωσῐ
eláttōsi 		ἐλαττώσει
elattṓsei 		ἐλαττώσεις
elattṓseis
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