phrasis
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰra.sis/, [ˈpʰra.sɪs]
Noun
phrasis f (genitive phrasis or phraseōs or phrasios); third declension
- diction
Declension
Third declension i-stem, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phrasis | phrasēs phraseis |
| Genitive | phrasis phraseōs phrasios | phrasium phraseōn |
| Dative | phrasī | phrasibus |
| Accusative | phrasim phrasin phrasem1 | phrasēs phraseis |
| Ablative | phrasī phrase1 | phrasibus |
| Vocative | phrasis phrasi | phrasēs phraseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Note: the accusative forms phrasim and phrasem and the genitive form phraseos are postclassical.
Descendants
- English: phrase
- French: phrase
- Italian: frase
- Portuguese: frase
- Romanian: frază
- Spanish: frase
References
- phrasis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phrasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette