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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /ká.tʰar.sis/, /ˈka.θar.sis/, /ˈka.θar.sis/, /ká.tʰar.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈka.tʰar.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈka.θar.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈka.θar.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈka.θar.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κᾰθαίρω (kăthaírō, “to cleanse”) + -σῐς (-sĭs). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|κᾰθαίρω|-σῐς|t1=to cleanse}} κᾰθαίρω (kăthaírō, “to cleanse”) + -σῐς (-sĭs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως|f|third|head=κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς}} κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς • (kắthărsĭs) f (genitive κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς|εως|form=F}} Forms: κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς [canonical], kắthărsĭs [romanization], κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς [nominative, singular], κᾰθᾰ́ρσει [dual, nominative], αἱ κᾰθᾰ́ρσεις [nominative, plural], τῆς κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως [genitive, singular], κᾰθᾰρσέοιν [dual, genitive], κᾰθᾰ́ρσεων [genitive, plural], τῇ κᾰθᾰ́ρσει [dative, singular], κᾰθᾰρσέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κᾰθᾰ́ρσεσῐ [dative, plural], κᾰθᾰ́ρσεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs kăthắrsesĭ [dative, plural], taîs kăthắrsesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν κᾰ́θᾰρσῐν [accusative, singular], κᾰθᾰ́ρσει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κᾰθᾰ́ρσεις [accusative, plural], κᾰ́θᾰρσῐ [singular, vocative], κᾰθᾰ́ρσει [dual, vocative], κᾰθᾰ́ρσεις [plural, vocative], κόθᾰρσῐς [alternative]
  1. cleansing, purification (in a moral/spiritual sense)
    Sense id: en-κάθαρσις-grc-noun-zPQGscBZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 27 8 36 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 23 9 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 9 30 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 4 32 33
  2. clarification, explanation
    Sense id: en-κάθαρσις-grc-noun-WiW3tJ2K
  3. purging, evacuation (in a medical sense)
    Sense id: en-κάθαρσις-grc-noun-vLH~Vzmr Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 27 8 36 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 23 9 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 9 30 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 4 32 33
  4. pruning trees, shearing grain, clearing land
    Sense id: en-κάθαρσις-grc-noun-ttUSovC5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 22 9 31 39 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 27 8 36 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 23 9 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 9 30 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 4 32 33
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "κόθᾰρσῐς",
      "roman": "kóthărsĭs",
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      "ipa": "/ká.tʰar.sis/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.tʰar.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.tʰar.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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  "word": "κάθαρσις"
}
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      "form": "τῇ κᾰθᾰ́ρσει",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "κᾰθᾰρσέοιν",
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      "form": "ταῖς κᾰθᾰ́ρσεσῐ",
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    {
      "form": "κᾰθᾰ́ρσεσῐν",
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    {
      "form": "taîs kăthắrsesĭ",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "taîs kăthắrsesĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κᾰ́θᾰρσῐν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "κᾰθᾰ́ρσει",
      "roman": "kăthắrsei",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κᾰθᾰ́ρσεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s kăthắrseis",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́θᾰρσῐ",
      "roman": "kắthărsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κᾰθᾰ́ρσει",
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      "form": "κᾰθᾰ́ρσεις",
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    },
    {
      "form": "κόθᾰρσῐς",
      "roman": "kóthărsĭs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς • (kắthărsĭs) f (genitive κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς",
        "2": "εως",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cleansing, purification (in a moral/spiritual sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cleansing",
          "cleansing"
        ],
        [
          "purification",
          "purification"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clarification, explanation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clarification",
          "clarification"
        ],
        [
          "explanation",
          "explanation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purging, evacuation (in a medical sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purging",
          "purging"
        ],
        [
          "evacuation",
          "evacuation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pruning trees, shearing grain, clearing land"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pruning",
          "pruning"
        ],
        [
          "shearing",
          "shearing"
        ],
        [
          "clearing",
          "clearing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.tʰar.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.tʰar.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.tʰar.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.θar.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Catharsis"
  ],
  "word": "κάθαρσις"
}

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