-esis

Morpheme

-esis

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix denoting a condition, action, or process

Etymology

Latin -esis; Ancient Greek -esis, from -sis

Evidence

antithesis, apheresis, aphesis, apothesis, catechesis, choleresis, emesis, enthesis, genesis, hypercholeresis, hypothesis, prosthesis, prothesis, synthesis, thesis

Notes

unanalyzable

See Also

-is, -iesis, -isis