ἐπιδερμίς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon”) +‎ δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐδερμίς • (epidermís) f (genitive ἐπῐδερμίδος); third declension

  1. Outer skin, epidermis.
  2. Web of waterbirds' feet.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐπῐδερμί̆ς; τῆς ἐπῐδερμῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐδερμί̆ς
hē epidermís 		τὼ ἐπῐδερμῐ́δε
tṑ epidermíde 		αἱ ἐπῐδερμῐ́δες
hai epidermídes
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐδερμῐ́δος
tês epidermídos 		τοῖν ἐπῐδερμῐ́δοιν
toîn epidermídoin 		τῶν ἐπῐδερμῐ́δων
tôn epidermídōn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐδερμῐ́δῐ
têi epidermídi 		τοῖν ἐπῐδερμῐ́δοιν
toîn epidermídoin 		ταῖς ἐπῐδερμῐ́σῐ / ἐπῐδερμῐ́σῐν
taîs epidermísi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐδερμῐ́δᾰ
tḕn epidermída 		τὼ ἐπῐδερμῐ́δε
tṑ epidermíde 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐδερμῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s epidermídas
Vocative ἐπῐδερμί̆ς
epidermís 		ἐπῐδερμῐ́δε
epidermíde 		ἐπῐδερμῐ́δες
epidermídes
Notes:

Descendants

  • → English: epidermis

References

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