-osis en · X
Pronunciation
- /-əʉ.sɪs/ (Australia)
- /-əʊ.sɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ɐʉ.səs/ (New-Zealand)
- /-oʊ.sɪs/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin -ōsis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”), from -όω (-óō) stem verbs + -σις (-sis).
Meanings
- (morpheme) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
- (morpheme) process, action such as phagocytosis
- (morpheme) formation, increase such as leukocytosis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -oses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
-iasis · -itis · Template:Helminthiases · -otic · -exia
Translations (22)
pl -oza (suffix for functional disorders) · ru -оз (suffix for functional disorders) · ja 症 (suffix for functional disorders) · cmn 症 (suffix for functional disorders) · bg -о́за (suffix for functional disorders) · eo -ozo (suffix for functional disorders) · es -osis (suffix for functional disorders) · nl -ose (suffix for functional disorders) · ca -osi (suffix for functional disorders) · hu -ózis (suffix for functional disorders) · ia -osis (suffix for functional disorders) · pt -ose (suffix for functional disorders) · tr -oz (suffix for functional disorders) · de -ose (suffix for functional disorders) · oc -osi (suffix for functional disorders) · fi -oosi (suffix for functional disorders) · cs -óza (suffix for functional disorders) · sv -os (suffix for functional disorders) · gl -ose (suffix for functional disorders) · ga -óis (suffix for functional disorders) · fr -ose (suffix for functional disorders) · la -ōsis (suffix for functional disorders)