κάθαρσις
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From καθαίρω "I cleanse"
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
κάθαρσις (genitive καθάρσεως) f, third declension; (katharsis)
- cleansing, purification (in a moral/spiritual sense)
- clarification, explanation
- purging, evacuation (in a medical sense)
- pruning trees, shearing grain, clearing land
[edit] Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κᾰθάρσῐς | τώ κᾰθάρσει | αἱ κᾰθάρσεις |
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰθάρσεως | τοῖν κᾰθᾰρσέοιν | τῶν κᾰθάρσεων |
| Dative | τῇ κᾰθάρσει | τοῖν κᾰθᾰρσέοιν | ταῖς κᾰθάρσεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τήν κᾰθάρσῐν | τώ κᾰθάρσει | τάς κᾰθάρσεις |
| Vocative | κᾰθάρσῐ | κᾰθάρσει | κᾰθάρσεις |
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κᾰθάρσῐς | τώ κᾰθάρσιε | αἱ κᾰθάρσιες |
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰθάρσιος | τοῖν κᾰθᾰρσίοιν | τῶν κᾰθᾰρσίων |
| Dative | τῇ κᾰθάρσῑ, κᾰθάρσει | τοῖν κᾰθᾰρσίοιν | ταῖς κᾰθάρσῐσῐ(ν), κᾰθᾰρσίεσῐ(ν), κᾰθάρσεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τήν κᾰθάρσῐν | τώ κᾰθάρσιε | τάς κᾰθάρσῑς, κᾰθάρσιᾰς |
| Vocative | κᾰθάρσῐ | κᾰθάρσιε | κᾰθάρσιες |