τύψη

Greek

Etymology

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

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

Noun

τύψη • (týpsi) f (plural τύψεις)

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

Declension
declension of τύψη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative τύψη • τύψεις •
genitive τύψης • τύψεων •
accusative τύψη • τύψεις •
vocative τύψη • τύψεις •
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: τύψεως •

References
  1. τύψη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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