τέρψη
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τέρψις (térpsis), from Proto-Hellenic *térptis, from Proto-Indo-European *térp-ti-s ~ *tr̥p-téy-s (“fulfillment, satisfaction, pleasure, delight”). Cognate with Sanskrit तृप्ति (tṛ́pti), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (þaurfts, “need”) and dialectal German Durft (“necessity”).
Noun
τέρψη • (térpsi) f (plural τέρψεις)
- pleasure
Declension
declension of τέρψη
| case \\ number | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | τέρψη • | τέρψεις • | |
| genitive | τέρψης • | τέρψεων • | |
| accusative | τέρψη • | τέρψεις • | |
| vocative | τέρψη • | τέρψεις • | |
| Also, older or formal genitive singlar: τέρψεως • | |||
Coordinate terms
- απόλαυση f (apólafsi, “enjoyment, relight, pleasure”)
- ευτυχία f (eftychía, “happiness, contentment”)
- ευχαρίστηση f (efcharístisi, “pleasure, contentment”)
- ηδονή f (idoní, “pleasure, delight, lust”)
- ικανοποίηση f (ikanopoíisi, “contentment, satisfaction”)
- χαρά f (chará, “joy, exhilaration, delight”)