κρᾶσις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κρῆσις (krêsis) (Ionic)

Etymology

From κεράννυμι (keránnumi, to mix) + -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρᾶσῐς (krâsis) f (genitive κρᾱ́σεως); third declension

  1. mixture, compound, union
  2. temperature, climate
  3. temperament
  4. (grammar) crasis (e.g. τὸ ἔλαιον > τοὔλαιον)

Inflection

  • ἀνάκρασις (anákrasis)
  • ἔγκρασις (énkrasis)
  • ἐπίκρασις (epíkrasis)
  • κατάκρασις (katákrasis)
  • σύγκρασις (súnkrasis)

Further reading

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