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τύψη

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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τύψη (týpsif (plural τύψεις)

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

Declension

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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 singlar: τύψεως (týpseos)

References

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