ἀντίπτωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντι- (anti-) + πτῶσις (ptôsis)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πτωσῐς • (antíptōsis) f (genitive ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσεως or ᾰ̓ντῐπτώσιος); third declension

  1. opposition, resistance
  2. (grammar) interchange or substitution of cases, antiptosis
    • Priscian., Inst. 17.155
    • Sch.Ar., V. 135
    • Sch.Hes., Th. 528
    • Tz., Ex. 85
    • Seru. 4.416.15
    • Seru. 4.498.18
    • Sch.Th. 1.6

Declension

Descendants

  • English: antiptosis

References

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