ópsĭs

ópsĭs ὄψῐς ὄψις

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /óp.sis/ → /ˈop.sis/ → /ˈop.sis/

Noun

ὄψῐς • (ópsĭs) f (genitive ὄψεως); third declension

1. view
2. sight
3. face; countenance

   Synonym: πρόσωπον (prósōpon)