katharsis

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English

Noun

katharsis (uncountable)

  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)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katharsikseni katharsikseni
accusative nom. katharsikseni katharsikseni
gen. katharsikseni
genitive katharsikseni katharsisteni
katharsiksieni
partitive katharsistani katharsiksiani
inessive katharsiksessani katharsiksissani
elative katharsiksestani katharsiksistani
illative katharsikseeni katharsiksiini
adessive katharsiksellani katharsiksillani
ablative katharsikseltani katharsiksiltani
allative katharsikselleni katharsiksilleni
essive katharsiksenani katharsiksinani
translative katharsiksekseni katharsiksikseni
abessive katharsiksettani katharsiksittani
instructive — —
comitative — katharsiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katharsiksesi katharsiksesi
accusative nom. katharsiksesi katharsiksesi
gen. katharsiksesi
genitive katharsiksesi katharsistesi
katharsiksiesi
partitive katharsistasi katharsiksiasi
inessive katharsiksessasi katharsiksissasi
elative katharsiksestasi katharsiksistasi
illative katharsikseesi katharsiksiisi
adessive katharsiksellasi katharsiksillasi
ablative katharsikseltasi katharsiksiltasi
allative katharsiksellesi katharsiksillesi
essive katharsiksenasi katharsiksinasi
translative katharsikseksesi katharsiksiksesi
abessive katharsiksettasi katharsiksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — katharsiksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katharsiksemme katharsiksemme
accusative nom. katharsiksemme katharsiksemme
gen. katharsiksemme
genitive katharsiksemme katharsistemme
katharsiksiemme
partitive katharsistamme katharsiksiamme
inessive katharsiksessamme katharsiksissamme
elative katharsiksestamme katharsiksistamme
illative katharsikseemme katharsiksiimme
adessive katharsiksellamme katharsiksillamme
ablative katharsikseltamme katharsiksiltamme
allative katharsiksellemme katharsiksillemme
essive katharsiksenamme katharsiksinamme
translative katharsikseksemme katharsiksiksemme
abessive katharsiksettamme katharsiksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — katharsiksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katharsiksenne katharsiksenne
accusative nom. katharsiksenne katharsiksenne
gen. katharsiksenne
genitive katharsiksenne katharsistenne
katharsiksienne
partitive katharsistanne katharsiksianne
inessive katharsiksessanne katharsiksissanne
elative katharsiksestanne katharsiksistanne
illative katharsikseenne katharsiksiinne
adessive katharsiksellanne katharsiksillanne
ablative katharsikseltanne katharsiksiltanne
allative katharsiksellenne katharsiksillenne
essive katharsiksenanne katharsiksinanne
translative katharsikseksenne katharsiksiksenne
abessive katharsiksettanne katharsiksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — katharsiksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative katharsiksensa katharsiksensa
accusative nom. katharsiksensa katharsiksensa
gen. katharsiksensa
genitive katharsiksensa katharsistensa
katharsiksiensa
partitive katharsistaan
katharsistansa 		katharsiksiaan
katharsiksiansa
inessive katharsiksessaan
katharsiksessansa 		katharsiksissaan
katharsiksissansa
elative katharsiksestaan
katharsiksestansa 		katharsiksistaan
katharsiksistansa
illative katharsikseensa katharsiksiinsa
adessive katharsiksellaan
katharsiksellansa 		katharsiksillaan
katharsiksillansa
ablative katharsikseltaan
katharsikseltansa 		katharsiksiltaan
katharsiksiltansa
allative katharsikselleen
katharsiksellensa 		katharsiksilleen
katharsiksillensa
essive katharsiksenaan
katharsiksenansa 		katharsiksinaan
katharsiksinansa
translative katharsiksekseen
katharsikseksensa 		katharsiksikseen
katharsiksiksensa
abessive katharsiksettaan
katharsiksettansa 		katharsiksittaan
katharsiksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — katharsiksineen
katharsiksinensa

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
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