-σις

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "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. Cognates include Latin -tiō.

    Pronunciation

     

    Suffix

    -σῐς • (-sis) f (genitive -σεως or -σῐος or -σηος); third declension

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

    Declension

    Third declension of -σῐς; -σεως (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -σῐς
    -sis     		-σει
    -sei     		-σεις
    -seis
    Genitive -σεως
    -seōs     		-σέοιν
    -séoin     		-σεων
    -seōn
    Dative -σει
    -sei     		-σέοιν
    -séoin     		-σεσῐ / -σεσῐν
    -sesi(n)
    Accusative -σῐν
    -sin     		-σει
    -sei     		-σεις
    -seis
    Vocative -σῐ
    -si     		-σει
    -sei     		-σεις
    -seis
    Notes:
    Third declension of -σῐς; -σῐος (Ionic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -σῐς
    -sis     		-σῐε
    -sie     		-σῐες
    -sies
    Genitive -σῐος
    -sios     		-σῐ́οιν
    -síoin     		-σῐ́ων
    -síōn
    Dative -σῑ
    -sī     		-σῐ́οιν
    -síoin     		-σῐσῐ / -σῐσῐν
    -sisi(n)
    Accusative -σῐν
    -sin     		-σῐε
    -sie     		-σῑς / -σῐᾰς
    -sīs / -sias
    Vocative -σῐ
    -si     		-σῐε
    -sie     		-σῐες
    -sies
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    Third declension of -σῐς; -σῐος (Epic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -σῐς
    -sis     		-σῐε
    -sie     		-σῐες / -σηες
    -sies / -sēes
    Genitive -σῐος / -σηος
    -sios / -sēos     		-σῐ́οιῐν
    -síoiin     		-σῐ́ων
    -síōn
    Dative -σῐῐ / -σῑ / -σηῐ̈ / -σει
    -sii / -sī / -sēï / -sei     		-σῐ́οιῐν
    -síoiin     		-σῐ́εσσῐ / -σῐ́εσσῐν / -σεσῐ / -σεσῐν / -σῐσῐ / -σῐσῐν
    -síessi(n) / -sesi(n) / -sisi(n)
    Accusative -σῐν
    -sin     		-σῐε
    -sie     		-σῐᾰς / -σηᾰς / -σῑς
    -sias / -sēas / -sīs
    Vocative -σῐ
    -si     		-σῐε
    -sie     		-σῐες / -σηες
    -sies / -sēes
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

    Derived terms

    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις

    References

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