ἄσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. The comparison with Sanskrit असित (asita, “dark, black”) presupposes that the -σ- in this word was preserved after *-n̥-. Nikolaev pleads for a reconstruction *h₂nsi- for these words, but there is no compelling evidence for h₂-. Compared also to Hittite ḫanzana- (“black”). However, the etymology is still uncertain.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.sis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sis/

Noun

ἄσῐς • (ásis) f (genitive ἄσῐος); third declension

mud, slime
Synonyms: ἰλύς (ilús), ὗλις (hûlis)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́σῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓́σῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓́σῐς hē ásis	τὼ ᾰ̓́σῐε tṑ ásie	αἱ ᾰ̓́σῐες hai ásies
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓́σῐος tês ásios	τοῖν ᾰ̓σῐ́οιν toîn asíoin	τῶν ᾰ̓σῐ́ων tôn asíōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓́σῑ têi ásī	τοῖν ᾰ̓σῐ́οιν toîn asíoin	ταῖς ᾰ̓́σῐσῐ / ᾰ̓́σῐσῐν taîs ásisi(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓́σῐν tḕn ásin	τὼ ᾰ̓́σῐε tṑ ásie	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́σῑς / ᾰ̓́σῐᾰς tā̀s ásīs / ásias
Vocative	ᾰ̓́σῐ ási	ᾰ̓́σῐε ásie	ᾰ̓́σῐες ásies
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀσώδης (asṓdēs)