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ἔκτασις

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἔκτασις ἐκτάσεως

Structure: ἐκτασι (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: e)ktei/nw

Sense

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

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἔκτασις ἐκτάσει ἐκτάσεις
Genitive ἐκτάσεως ἐκτάσοιν ἐκτάσεων
Dative ἐκτάσει ἐκτάσοιν ἐκτάσεσιν*
Accusative έ̓κτασιν ἐκτάσει ἐκτάσεις
Vocative έ̓κτασι ἐκτάσει ἐκτάσεις

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἐπιγάστριον ἐπιτεταμένον καὶ, εἰ ἐπικρούοισ, ἐνηχοῦν · χεῖρεσ ἐν ἐκτάσι κατόπιν κεκλασμέναι, σκέλεα ξυγκεκαμμένα· ἐναντίωσ γὰρ ἰγνύῃ κατόπιν κάμπτεται. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., , 45)

Synonyms

  1. A stretching out

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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