ἀφαίρεσις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, “I take away”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix), from ἀφ' (aph', apocopic form of ἀπό (apó, “from”)) +‎ αἱρέω (hairéō, “I take”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀφαίρεσῐς • (aphaíresis) f (genitive ἀφαιρέσεως); third declension

  1. Taking away, carrying off, removal; putting off.
    1. (law) Assertion of freedom of a reputed slave.
    2. Amputation.
  2. (logic) Abstraction; mathematics.
    1. (grammar) Removal of initial letters.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἀφαίρεσῐς; τῆς ἀφαιρέσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἀφαίρεσῐς
hē aphaíresis 		τὼ ἀφαιρέσει
tṑ aphairései 		αἱ ἀφαιρέσεις
hai aphairéseis
Genitive τῆς ἀφαιρέσεως
tês aphairéseōs 		τοῖν ἀφαιρεσέοιν
toîn aphaireséoin 		τῶν ἀφαιρέσεων
tôn aphairéseōn
Dative τῇ ἀφαιρέσει
têi aphairései 		τοῖν ἀφαιρεσέοιν
toîn aphaireséoin 		ταῖς ἀφαιρέσεσῐ / ἀφαιρέσεσῐν
taîs aphairésesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἀφαίρεσῐν
tḕn aphaíresin 		τὼ ἀφαιρέσει
tṑ aphairései 		τᾱ̀ς ἀφαιρέσεις
tā̀s aphairéseis
Vocative ἀφαίρεσῐ
aphaíresi 		ἀφαιρέσει
aphairései 		ἀφαιρέσεις
aphairéseis
Notes:

Descendants

  • → English: apheresis

References

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