Crasis

Crasis (Greek κρᾶσις - "blend " ) is in the grammar of the contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with the initial vowel of the next word.

Ancient Greek examples

The set in the Greek for the hint of crasis over the vowel of the second part is called diacritics Koronis. The Koronis looks exactly like the lenis and alcohol is also associated with the same printing type. An exception is formed by compounds with ἑτέρος as θᾱτέρου ( from τοῦ ἑτέρου ). Apply the contraction rules.

• καὶ ἔπειτα > κἄπειτα
• τὸ αὐτό > τᾱὐτό ( ν )
• ἐγώ οἶμαι > ἐγᾠμαι
• τὸ ὄνομα > τοὔνομα
• μέντοι ἄν > μεντἄν
• ὁ ἄνήρ > att. ἁνήρ; ion. ὡνήρ; Aeoli. ὤνηρ ( Psilose, Barytonese )
• καλός καὶ ἀγαθός > καλός κἄγαθος (see Kalokagathia )
• τὸ ἱμάτιον > θοιμάτιον ( hint assimilation )

French examples

• Est ce > c'est
• De accord > d'accord
• Each ai > j'ai
• La abeille > l' abeille

Portuguese examples

Here the preposition a frequently merges with the feminine article or a demonstrative. At the suggestion of an à is written.

• A Aquele > Aquele
• A a praia > à praia

Spanish examples

• Cama arena > Camarena
• De el > del
• A el > al

Galician examples

• De o / a > do / da
• Con o / a> có / cá
• De outro / outra > doutro / doutra
• A a praia > á praia

• Greek writing
• Diacritic