κρᾶσις
κρᾶσις
κρᾶοις, εως
κεράννυμι
a mixing, blending, compounding, Aesch., Plat.
the temperature of the air, Lat. temperies, Plat.
metaph. combination, union, Plat.
in Gramm., crasis i. e. the combination of two syllables into one long vowel or diphthong, e. g. τοὔνομα for τὸ ὄνομα, ἁνήρ for ὁ ἀνήρ.