διάστασις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐίστημῐ (diístēmi, separate, stand apart) with stem as in στᾰ́σῐς (stásis). [1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς • (diástasis) f (genitive δῐᾰστᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. separation
  2. distension
  3. contrast
  4. disagreement
  5. (Koine) divorce

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: διάσταση f (diástasi)

References

  1. lemma «διάσταση» - διάστασις - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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