ἐπιτομή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐτέμνω (epitémnō, “cut upon the surface”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐτομή • (epitomḗ) f (genitive ἐπῐτομῆς); first declension

  1. a cutting on the surface, incision
  2. epitome, abridgement

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἐπῐτομή; τῆς ἐπῐτομῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐτομή
hē epitomḗ 		τὼ ἐπῐτομᾱ́
tṑ epitomā́ 		αἱ ἐπῐτομαί
hai epitomaí
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐτομῆς
tês epitomês 		τοῖν ἐπῐτομαῖν
toîn epitomaîn 		τῶν ἐπῐτομῶν
tôn epitomôn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐτομῇ
têi epitomêi 		τοῖν ἐπῐτομαῖν
toîn epitomaîn 		ταῖς ἐπῐτομαῖς
taîs epitomaîs
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐτομήν
tḕn epitomḗn 		τὼ ἐπῐτομᾱ́
tṑ epitomā́ 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐτομᾱ́ς
tā̀s epitomā́s
Vocative ἐπῐτομή
epitomḗ 		ἐπῐτομᾱ́
epitomā́ 		ἐπῐτομαί
epitomaí
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Greek: επιτομή (epitomí)
  • → Latin: epitomē (see there for further descendants)

References

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