noun · femininethird declension
phrasis
phrasis f (genitive phrasis or phraseōs or phrasios)
Classical[ˈpʰra.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfraː.s̬is]
Meaning
- femininediction
- feminineexpression, sense, meaning
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | phrasis | phrasēs phraseis |
| genitive | phrasis phraseōs, phrasios | phrasium |
| dative | phrasī | phrasibus |
| accusative | phrasim phrasin, phrasem | phrasēs phrasīs |
| ablative | phrasī phrase | phrasibus |
| vocative | phrasis phrasi | phrasēs phraseis |
phrăsis, is, f., = φράσις, in rhetoric,
I. diction (pure Lat. elocutio;
post-Aug.): (in Albucio) non lexis magna, sed phrasis, Sen. Contr. 3 prooem.; acc. phrasin, Quint. 10, 1, 87 (id. 8, 1, 1, written as Greek).Origins
From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).
Descendants
- Englishphrase
- Frenchphrase
- Italianfrase
- Portuguesefrase
- Romanianfrază
- Spanishfrase