βύθιση

Greek

Etymology

From βυθίζω (vythízo) ‎ -ση (-si).

Noun

βύθιση • (výthisi) f (plural βυθίσεις)

1. (maritime) sinking
2. falling, dipping
3. running into, bumping into
4. dip (gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink, and then raises himself back by straightening his arms)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	βύθιση (výthisi)	βυθίσεις (vythíseis)
genitive	βύθισης (výthisis)	βυθίσεων (vythíseon)
accusative	βύθιση (výthisi)	βυθίσεις (vythíseis)
vocative	βύθιση (výthisi)	βυθίσεις (vythíseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: βυθίσεως (vythíseos)

Further reading

• βύθιση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language