θάλψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θάλπω (thálpō, to warm up, to heat) + -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

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Noun

θάλψῐς (thálpsis) f (genitive θάλψεως); third declension

  1. A warming, a fomenting
  2. A cherishing

Declension

References

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