κλάσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

κλᾰ́ω (kláō, break) + -σῐς (-sis)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλᾰ́σῐς (klásis) f (genitive κλᾰ́σεως or κλᾰ́σιος); third declension

  1. breaking, fracture
  2. bending of the knee joint, refraction
    1. (of a bandage)
    2. (of the labyrinth of the ear)
      • 129 CE – 216 CE, Galen, Of the Uses of the Different Parts of the Human Body 8.6
  3. modulation of the voice

Declension

Derived terms

  • κλᾰσῐβῶλᾰξ (klasibôlax)

Descendants

References

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