κρᾶσις
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From κεράννυμι (kerannumi, “I mix”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /krá͜asis/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kráːsis/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /krásis/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /krásis/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /kɾásis/
Noun [edit]
κρᾶσις (genitive κράσεως) f, third declension; (krasis)
- mixture, compound, union
- temperature, climate
- temperament
- (grammar) crasis (e.g. τὸ ἔλαιον > τούλαιον)