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-σις
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Appendix:Variations of "sis"
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
grc -τῐς
grc -ῐ̔ς lak
grc σίς stressed
Etymology
grc :from -τῐς abstract nouns suffix
From earlier grc -τις (retained after dentals), from grc ine-pro *-tis. The grk-pro *t changed to grk-pro *s by assibilation and palatalization, triggered by the following grk-pro *i. Cognates include la -tiō.
Pronunciation
σῐς
Suffix
-σῐς -σεως -σῐος -σηος f third
Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, process, or result
Declension
-σῐς -σεως
-σῐς -σῐος epi
-σῐς -σῐος ion
Derived terms
grc
grc -σῐ́ᾱ
Descendants
el -ση 1
References
840.2