katharsis

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English

Noun

katharsis (countable and uncountable, plural katharses)

  1. Alternative form of catharsis

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

katharsis

  1. Alternative spelling of katarsis

Declension

Inflection of katharsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative katharsis katharsikset
genitive katharsiksen katharsisten
katharsiksien
partitive katharsista katharsiksia
illative katharsikseen katharsiksiin
singular plural
nominative katharsis katharsikset
accusative nom. katharsis katharsikset
gen. katharsiksen
genitive katharsiksen katharsisten
katharsiksien
partitive katharsista katharsiksia
inessive katharsiksessa katharsiksissa
elative katharsiksesta katharsiksista
illative katharsikseen katharsiksiin
adessive katharsiksella katharsiksilla
ablative katharsikselta katharsiksilta
allative katharsikselle katharsiksille
essive katharsiksena katharsiksina
translative katharsikseksi katharsiksiksi
abessive katharsiksetta katharsiksitta
instructive katharsiksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of katharsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtar.zis/
  • Rhymes: -arzis
  • Syllabification: ka‧thar‧sis

Noun

katharsis n (indeclinable)

  1. catharsis (any release of emotional tension)
    Synonym: oczyszczenie
  2. (drama) catharsis (release of emotional tension)
  3. (psychoanalysis) catharsis (therapeutic technique to relieve tension)

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • katharsis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • katharsis in Polish dictionaries at PWN