ἔκτασις

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See also: έκτασις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “I stretch out”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔκτᾰσῐς • (éktasis) f (genitive ἐκτᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. A stretching out, extension
  2. (grammar) lengthening of a syllable

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἔκτᾰσῐς; τῆς ἐκτᾰ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἔκτᾰσῐς
hē éktasis 		τὼ ἐκτᾰ́σει
tṑ ektásei 		αἱ ἐκτᾰ́σεις
hai ektáseis
Genitive τῆς ἐκτᾰ́σεως
tês ektáseōs 		τοῖν ἐκτᾰσέοιν
toîn ektaséoin 		τῶν ἐκτᾰ́σεων
tôn ektáseōn
Dative τῇ ἐκτᾰ́σει
têi ektásei 		τοῖν ἐκτᾰσέοιν
toîn ektaséoin 		ταῖς ἐκτᾰ́σεσῐ / ἐκτᾰ́σεσῐν
taîs ektásesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἔκτᾰσῐν
tḕn éktasin 		τὼ ἐκτᾰ́σει
tṑ ektásei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐκτᾰ́σεις
tā̀s ektáseis
Vocative ἔκτᾰσῐ
éktasi 		ἐκτᾰ́σει
ektásei 		ἐκτᾰ́σεις
ektáseis
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References

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