τέρψις

Ancient Greek

From τέρπω (térpō, “I satisfy”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). Diachronically from Proto-Indo-European *térptis (“fulfillment, satisfaction”); cognate with Sanskrit तृप्ति (tṛ́pti, “satisfaction, delight”) and Proto-Germanic *þurftiz (“need”).

τέρψῐς • (térpsis) f (genitive τέρψεως or τέρψῐος); third declension

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τέρψῐς hē térpsis	τὼ τέρψει tṑ térpsei	αἱ τέρψεις hai térpseis
Genitive	τῆς τέρψεως tês térpseōs	τοῖν τερψέοιν toîn terpséoin	τῶν τέρψεων tôn térpseōn
Dative	τῇ τέρψει têi térpsei	τοῖν τερψέοιν toîn terpséoin	ταῖς τέρψεσῐ / τέρψεσῐν taîs térpsesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τέρψῐν tḕn térpsin	τὼ τέρψει tṑ térpsei	τᾱ̀ς τέρψεις tā̀s térpseis
Vocative	τέρψῐ térpsi	τέρψει térpsei	τέρψεις térpseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τέρψῐς hē térpsis	τὼ τέρψῐε tṑ térpsie	αἱ τέρψῐες hai térpsies
Genitive	τῆς τέρψῐος tês térpsios	τοῖν τερψῐ́οιν toîn terpsíoin	τῶν τερψῐ́ων tôn terpsíōn
Dative	τῇ τέρψῑ têi térpsī	τοῖν τερψῐ́οιν toîn terpsíoin	ταῖς τέρψῐσῐ / τέρψῐσῐν taîs térpsisi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τέρψῐν tḕn térpsin	τὼ τέρψῐε tṑ térpsie	τᾱ̀ς τέρψῑς / τέρψῐᾰς tā̀s térpsīs / térpsias
Vocative	τέρψῐ térpsi	τέρψῐε térpsie	τέρψῐες térpsies
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.