noun · femininethird declension
tmēsis
tmēsis f (genitive tmēsis)
Classical[ˈtmeː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtmɛː.s̬is]
Meaning
- The separation of a word, tmesis.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tmēsis | tmēsēs thmēsēs |
| genitive | tmēsis | tmēsium thmēsium |
| dative | tmēsī thmēsī | tmēsibus thmēsibus |
| accusative | tmēsin tmēsim, thmēsem, tmēsem | tmēsēs tmēsīs, thmēsēs |
| ablative | tmēsī thmēse, tmēse | tmēsibus thmēsibus |
| vocative | tmēsis | tmēsēs thmēsēs |
tmēsis, is, f., = τμῆσις, in grammar,
I. the separation of a word, tmesis (as, Saxo cere comminuit brum; v. cerebrum init.), Serv. Verg. A. 1, 412.
Origins
From Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Descendants
- Englishtmesis
- Frenchtmèse
In English words that came into English from tmēsis
- tmesistmēsis