τύψη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek τύψις (túpsis, “blow”), as in a "blow to the conscience".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.psi/
  • Hyphenation: τύ‧ψη

Noun

τύψη • (týpsi) f (plural τύψεις)

  1. pang of remorse
  2. (in the plural) remorse

Declension

Declension of τύψη
singular plural
nominative τύψη (týpsi) τύψεις (týpseis)
genitive τύψης (týpsis) τύψεων (týpseon)
accusative τύψη (týpsi) τύψεις (týpseis)
vocative τύψη (týpsi) τύψεις (týpseis)
Also, older or formal genitive singular: τύψεως (týpseos)

References

  1. ^ τύψη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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