ἀνάλυσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ἀναλύω (analúō, “I unravel, investigate”) +‎ -σις (-sis).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ᾰ̓νᾰ́λῠσῐς • (ănắlŭsĭs) f (genitive ᾰ̓νᾰλῠ́σεως); third declension

    1. a loosing, releasing
    2. a dissolving, resolution of a whole into its parts, analysis
    3. (in Aristotle's Logic) the reduction of the imperfect figures into the perfect one
    4. the solution of a problem
    5. retrogression, retirement, departure

    Inflection

    Third declension of ἡ ἀνάλυσῐς; τῆς ἀναλύσεως (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ ἀνάλυσῐς
    hē análusĭs     		τὼ ἀναλύσει
    tṑ analúsei     		αἱ ἀναλύσεις
    hai analúseis
    Genitive τῆς ἀναλύσεως
    tês analúseōs     		τοῖν ἀναλυσέοιν
    toîn analuséoin     		τῶν ἀναλύσεων
    tôn analúseōn
    Dative τῇ ἀναλύσει
    tēî analúsei     		τοῖν ἀναλυσέοιν
    toîn analuséoin     		ταῖς ἀναλύσεσῐ / ἀναλύσεσῐν
    taîs analúsesĭ(n)
    Accusative τὴν ἀνάλυσῐν
    tḕn análusĭn     		τὼ ἀναλύσει
    tṑ analúsei     		τᾱ̀ς ἀναλύσεις
    tā̀s analúseis
    Vocative ἀνάλυσῐ
    análusĭ     		ἀναλύσει
    analúsei     		ἀναλύσεις
    analúseis
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: ανάλυση (análysi)
    • → Latin: analysis (see there for further descendants)

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