μετάστασις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεθίστημι (methístēmi, “to place in another way, change”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μετᾰ́στᾰσῐς • (metắstăsĭs) f (genitive μετᾰστᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. removing, removal
  2. shifting of blame
  3. (of place) removal, migration
  4. (figuratively) departure from life
  5. (on the stage) exite of the chorus
  6. (medicine) transference of the seat of disease
  7. (in general) change
  8. change of political constitution
  9. counterrevolution

Declension

Third declension of ἡ μετᾰ́στᾰσῐς; τῆς μετᾰστᾰ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ μετᾰ́στᾰσῐς
hē metắstăsĭs 		τὼ μετᾰστᾰ́σει
tṑ metăstắsei 		αἱ μετᾰστᾰ́σεις
hai metăstắseis
Genitive τῆς μετᾰστᾰ́σεως
tês metăstắseōs 		τοῖν μετᾰστᾰσέοιν
toîn metăstăséoin 		τῶν μετᾰστᾰ́σεων
tôn metăstắseōn
Dative τῇ μετᾰστᾰ́σει
têi metăstắsei 		τοῖν μετᾰστᾰσέοιν
toîn metăstăséoin 		ταῖς μετᾰστᾰ́σεσῐ / μετᾰστᾰ́σεσῐν
taîs metăstắsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν μετᾰ́στᾰσῐν
tḕn metắstăsĭn 		τὼ μετᾰστᾰ́σει
tṑ metăstắsei 		τᾱ̀ς μετᾰστᾰ́σεις
tā̀s metăstắseis
Vocative μετᾰ́στᾰσῐ
metắstăsĭ 		μετᾰστᾰ́σει
metăstắsei 		μετᾰστᾰ́σεις
metăstắseis
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μετάσταση (metástasi)
  • → Late Latin: metastasis

References

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