γεῦσις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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γεύω (geúō) +‎ -σις (-sis).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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γεῦσῐς (geûsisf (genitive γεύσεως); third declension

  1. sense of taste, tasting
  2. the action of tasting
  3. food
  4. taste, flavor
  5. back of the tongue

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γεύομαι (> DER > γεῦσις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 269

Further reading

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