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Etymology

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From φῠ́ω (phúō, grow) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). Compare Proto-Slavic *bytь (essence; culture) and Sanskrit भूति (bhūti, existence, being; form; might, power, prosperity; fortune).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φῠ́σῐς (phúsisf (genitive φῠ́σεως); third declension

  1. origin, birth
  2. nature, quality, property
  3. later, the nature of one's personality: temper, disposition
  4. form, shape
  5. that which is natural: nature
  6. type, kind
  7. Nature, as an entity, especially of productive power
  8. creature

Declension

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Derived terms

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With prefixes

Descendants

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  • Greek: φύση (fýsi)
  • ? Albanian: fis
  • Coptic: ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ (phusis)
  • English: physis
  • Portuguese: physis
  • Italian: fisica

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φύομαι (> DER > 4. φύσις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1597-8

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