ὑποτείνουσα

See also: υποτείνουσα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

ῠ̔ποτείνουσᾰ • (hupoteínousa)

  1. present active participle of ῠ̔ποτείνω (hupoteínō)

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of ὑποτείνουσα [γραμμή (grammḗ)] or ὑποτείνουσα [πλευρά (pleurá)].

Noun

ῠ̔ποτείνουσᾰ • (hupoteínousa) f (genitive ῠ̔ποτεινούσης); first declension

  1. (geometry) hypotenuse
Inflection
Descendants
  • Greek: υποτείνουσα (ypoteínousa)
  • French: hypoténuse
  • Old Armenian: ներքնաձիգ (nerkʻnajig) (calque)

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