φράσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

May be for *φράστις, from the stem of φράζω (phrázō), *φραδ-, + Proto-Indo-European *-tis. Note the derivation φραστικός (phrastikós) and similar derivations from this stem.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φρᾰ́σῐς (phrásis) f (genitive φρᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. speech
  2. way of speaking, expression
  3. expression, idiom, phrase

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