-ωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Originally the ending -σῐς (-sĭs) when suffixed to verbs ending in -όω (-óō) or occasionally verbs whose root ends in -ω (-ō), but later reinterpreted as a suffix in its own right.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.sis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.sis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.sis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.sis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.sis/

Suffix

-ωσῐς • (-ōsĭs)

indicating a transformative action

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ωσις

Descendants

→ Catalan: -osi
→ Dutch: -ose
→ English: -osis
→ Esperanto: -ozo
→ French: -ose
→ German: -ose
Greek: -ωση (-osi)
→ Interlingua: -osis
→ Irish: -óis
→ Italian: -osi
→ Latin: -ōsis
→ Polish: -oza
→ Portuguese: -ose
→ Russian: -оз (-oz)
→ Spanish: -osis
→ Ukrainian: -оз (-oz)