ἄνεσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀνίημι (aníēmi, “let go, loose”) +‎ -σις (-sis)

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓́νεσῐς • (ánesis) f (genitive ᾰ̓νέσεως); third declension

  1. a loosening, relaxing
  2. remission, abatement
  3. relaxation, recreation
  4. indulgence, license

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́νεσῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓νέσεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓́νεσῐς
hē ánesis		 τὼ ᾰ̓νέσει
tṑ anései		 αἱ ᾰ̓νέσεις
hai anéseis
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓νέσεως
tês anéseōs		 τοῖν ᾰ̓νεσέοιν
toîn aneséoin		 τῶν ᾰ̓νέσεων
tôn anéseōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓νέσει
têi anései		 τοῖν ᾰ̓νεσέοιν
toîn aneséoin		 ταῖς ᾰ̓νέσεσῐ / ᾰ̓νέσεσῐν
taîs anésesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓́νεσῐν
tḕn ánesin		 τὼ ᾰ̓νέσει
tṑ anései		 τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓νέσεις
tā̀s anéseis
Vocative ᾰ̓́νεσῐ
ánesi		 ᾰ̓νέσει
anései		 ᾰ̓νέσεις
anéseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Greek: άνεση (ánesi)

Further reading
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