"-lysis" meaning in English

See -lysis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-lɪ.sɪs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare lysis. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|grc:λῠ́σῐς}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to loosen", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "λύω", "gloss" : "loosen", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "abstract nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τῐς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-σις", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "λῠ́σῐς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-lysis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-lysis">, {{der|en|grc|λύσις||a loosening}} Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} -lysis (noun-forming suffix)
  1. decomposition or breakdown Tags: morpheme Translations (decomposition or breakdown): -lýza [feminine] (Czech), -lyse [common-gender] (Danish), -lyse (French), -λυση (-lysi) [feminine] (Greek), -alú [masculine] (Irish), -lyse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), -lyse [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), -liza (Polish), -lise [feminine] (Portuguese), -lisis (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--lysis-en-suffix-o9okltop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 23 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 43 11 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 51 39 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 39 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 39 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 23 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 74 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 51 33 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 31 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 62 28 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 91 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 33 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 20 4 Disambiguation of 'decomposition or breakdown': 98 0 2
  2. dissolving Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--lysis-en-suffix-SsC42SQm Categories (other): English entries with etymon, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 38 50 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 43 11
  3. disintegration Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--lysis-en-suffix-2luehOS0 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 43 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: loose, lyo-, ly-, lysis, -lytic
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