πλάσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλάσσω (plássō, to form, mould) + -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλᾰ́σῐς (plásis) f (genitive πλᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. a moulding, conformation
  2. (of the voice) training
  3. fiction, invention

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνάπλασις (anáplasis)
  • διάπλασις (diáplasis)
  • ἐπίπλασις (epíplasis)
  • κατάπλασις (katáplasis)
  • περίπλασις (períplasis)

Further reading

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