emphasis

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emphasis (variabile o invariabile; pl.: emphases)

  1. enfasi, rilievo, importanza
  2. (linguistica) accento
  3. vigore, intensità

IPA: /ˈɛmfəsɪs/

dal latino emphasis, dal greco antico ἔμφασις (émphasis), dal verbo ἐμφαίνω ("presentare", "indicare"), combinazione di ἐν- e φαίνω

Terza declinazione
  singolare plurale
nominativo emphasis emphasēs
genitivo emphasĭs emphasĭŭm
dativo emphasī emphasĭbŭs
accusativo emphasĕm emphasēs
vocativo emphasis emphasēs
ablativo emphasĕ emphasĭbŭs

emphasis f sing, terza declinazione (genitivo: emphasis)

  1. enfasi
  • IPA: /ˈem.pʰa.sis/

dal greco antico ἔμφασις (émphasis), dal verbo ἐμφαίνω ("presentare", "indicare"), combinazione di ἐν- e φαίνω

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