δέσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δέω (déō, “to bind, tie, fasten”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

δέσῐς • (désis) f (genitive δέσεως); third declension

  1. Binding together, setting of stones, tying in bundles.
    1. Complication of a dramatic plot.
      Synonym: λῠ́σῐς (lúsis)
    2. Synonym of δέσμη (désmē), probably of a belt purse.
    3. (botany) A joint.

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ δέσῐς; τῆς δέσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δέσῐς
hē désis		 τὼ δέσει
tṑ dései		 αἱ δέσεις
hai déseis
Genitive τῆς δέσεως
tês déseōs		 τοῖν δεσέοιν
toîn deséoin		 τῶν δέσεων
tôn déseōn
Dative τῇ δέσει
têi dései		 τοῖν δεσέοιν
toîn deséoin		 ταῖς δέσεσῐ / δέσεσῐν
taîs désesi(n)
Accusative τὴν δέσῐν
tḕn désin		 τὼ δέσει
tṑ dései		 τᾱ̀ς δέσεις
tā̀s déseis
Vocative δέσῐ
dési		 δέσει
dései		 δέσεις
déseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • δῐᾰ́δεσῐς (diádesis)
  • ἔνδεσῐς (éndesis)
  • ἐπῐ́δεσῐς (epídesis)
  • κλημᾰτόδεσῐς (klēmatódesis)
  • κλῑμᾰκόδεσῐς (klīmakódesis)
  • κᾰτᾰ́δεσῐς (katádesis)
  • περῐ́δεσῐς (perídesis)
  • πρόσδεσῐς (prósdesis)
  • σῠ́νδεσῐς (súndesis)
  • ᾰ̓νᾰ́δεσῐς (anádesis)
  • ᾰ̓πόδεσῐς (apódesis)
  • ῠ̔πόδεσῐς (hupódesis)

Descendants
  • → English: -desis

References
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