Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From ὄψ (óps, eye) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). Diachronically from Proto-Hellenic *ókʷtis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ékʷtis, from *h₃ekʷ- (eye, to see).

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Noun edit

ὄψῐς (ópsisf (genitive ὄψεως); third declension

  1. view
  2. sight
  3. face, countenance
    Synonym: πρόσωπον (prósōpon)

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Descendants edit

  • Greek: όψη f (ópsi)

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