-σις

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See also: -sis

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier -τις (-tis) (retained after dentals), from Proto-Indo-European *-tis. The *t changed to *s by assibilation and palatalization, triggered by the following *i.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-σῐς (-sisf (genitive -σεως or -σῐος or -σηος); third declension

  1. Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process

Declension

Derived terms

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