ἀφαίρεσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, “I take away”) +‎ -σις (-sis, nominal suffix), from ἀφ' (aph', apocopic form of ἀπό (apó, “from”)) +‎ αἱρέω (hairéō, “I take”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἀφαίρεσῐς • (aphaíresis) f (genitive ἀφαιρέσεως); third declension

  1. Taking away, carrying off, removal; putting off.
    1. (law) Assertion of freedom of a reputed slave.
    2. Amputation.
  2. (logic) Abstraction; mathematics.
    1. (grammar) Removal of initial letters.

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἀφαίρεσῐς; τῆς ἀφαιρέσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἀφαίρεσῐς
hē aphaíresis		 τὼ ἀφαιρέσει
tṑ aphairései		 αἱ ἀφαιρέσεις
hai aphairéseis
Genitive τῆς ἀφαιρέσεως
tês aphairéseōs		 τοῖν ἀφαιρεσέοιν
toîn aphaireséoin		 τῶν ἀφαιρέσεων
tôn aphairéseōn
Dative τῇ ἀφαιρέσει
têi aphairései		 τοῖν ἀφαιρεσέοιν
toîn aphaireséoin		 ταῖς ἀφαιρέσεσῐ / ἀφαιρέσεσῐν
taîs aphairésesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἀφαίρεσῐν
tḕn aphaíresin		 τὼ ἀφαιρέσει
tṑ aphairései		 τᾱ̀ς ἀφαιρέσεις
tā̀s aphairéseis
Vocative ἀφαίρεσῐ
aphaíresi		 ἀφαιρέσει
aphairései		 ἀφαιρέσεις
aphairéseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → English: apheresis

References
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