κλίσις

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See also: κλήσεις, κλήσης, and κλίσης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλῐ́σῐς • (klísis) f (genitive κλῐ́σεως); third declension

  1. bending, inclination
  2. a lying down; a place for lying down
  3. (of soldiers) turning
  4. (grammar) inflection (of nouns and verbs)
  5. (grammar) augment

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ κλῐ́σῐς; τῆς κλῐ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κλῐ́σῐς
hē klísis 		τὼ κλῐ́σει
tṑ klísei 		αἱ κλῐ́σεις
hai klíseis
Genitive τῆς κλῐ́σεως
tês klíseōs 		τοῖν κλῐσέοιν
toîn kliséoin 		τῶν κλῐ́σεων
tôn klíseōn
Dative τῇ κλῐ́σει
têi klísei 		τοῖν κλῐσέοιν
toîn kliséoin 		ταῖς κλῐ́σεσῐ / κλῐ́σεσῐν
taîs klísesi(n)
Accusative τὴν κλῐ́σῐν
tḕn klísin 		τὼ κλῐ́σει
tṑ klísei 		τᾱ̀ς κλῐ́σεις
tā̀s klíseis
Vocative κλῐ́σῐ
klísi 		κλῐ́σει
klísei 		κλῐ́σεις
klíseis
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κλίση (klísi)

References

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