κρύψις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide, to conceal”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρύψῐς • (krúpsis) f (genitive κρύψεως); third declension

  1. A hiding, a concealment
    1. A suppression
    2. A concealment of stolen goods
    3. A mystery, a secret

Declension

Third declension of ἡ κρῠ́ψῐς; τῆς κρῠ́ψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κρῠ́ψῐς
hē krúpsis 		τὼ κρῠ́ψει
tṑ krúpsei 		αἱ κρῠ́ψεις
hai krúpseis
Genitive τῆς κρῠ́ψεως
tês krúpseōs 		τοῖν κρῠψέοιν
toîn krupséoin 		τῶν κρῠ́ψεων
tôn krúpseōn
Dative τῇ κρῠ́ψει
têi krúpsei 		τοῖν κρῠψέοιν
toîn krupséoin 		ταῖς κρῠ́ψεσῐ / κρῠ́ψεσῐν
taîs krúpsesi(n)
Accusative τὴν κρῠ́ψῐν
tḕn krúpsin 		τὼ κρῠ́ψει
tṑ krúpsei 		τᾱ̀ς κρῠ́ψεις
tā̀s krúpseis
Vocative κρῠ́ψῐ
krúpsi 		κρῠ́ψει
krúpsei 		κρῠ́ψεις
krúpseis
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Late Latin: crypsis

References

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