skeireins

Part of speech: noun

Gender: feminine

Stem: -i/ō-

interpretation, explanation

Etymology

[← *skeirjan v “to interpret, explain”]

Concordance

skeireins - Nom, sing - Cor. I, XII, 10
skeirein - Acc, sing - Cor. I, XIV, 26

Paradigm

1.1.3. (b) (mixed type -i-/-o-)

(subtype of -i- stem nouns)

nouns, -i- stem (mixed type -i-/-o-)*, feminine gender laiseins (teaching, doctrine)
	singular	plural
nominative	laiseins	laiseinōs
genitive	laiseinais	laiseinō
dative	laiseinai	laiseinim
accusative	laisein	laiseinins

* Nouns of this type were declined like [-i-] stem nouns in sing, and partly like [-ō-] stem nouns – in pl (that is, had the endings of [-ō-] stem nouns in Nom and Gen cases, pl).

nouns, -i- stem (mixed type -i-/-o-)**, feminine gender haims (village; town; country)
	singular	plural
nominative	haims	haimōs
genitive	haimais	haimō
dative	haimai	haimōm
accusative	haim	haimōs

** Nouns of this particular subtype had the endings of [-i-] stem nouns in sing, and the endings of [-ō-] stem nouns – in pl).

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