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Δύση: Etymology From Ancient Greek δύσις (dúsis). Noun δύση • (dýsi) f (plural δύσεις) 1. west 2. sunset, sundown 3. decline, end Etymology From δύω (dúō, “to cause to sink, plunge”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). Pronunciation: IPA(key): /dý.sis/ → /ˈðy.sis/ → /ˈði.sis/ Noun: δῠ́σῐς • (dúsis) f (genitive δῠ́σεως); third declension Etymology: From Ancient Greek δύσις (dúsis). Noun: δύση • (dýsi) f (plural δύσεις) 1. west 2. sunset, sundown 3. decline, end δύσις Etymology From δύω (dúō, “to cause to sink, plunge”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). 1. setting of the sun or stars 2. quarter in which the sun sets, west 3. hiding-place See: Zephyr; Zephyrus From Old English Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire, Spanish zefiro, Italian zeffiro), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean.