katarsis

Finnish

Alternative forms

• katharsis

Etymology

Internationalism (see English catharsis), ultimately from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtɑrsis/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝rs̠is̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑrsis
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧tar‧sis

Noun

katarsis

1. (drama) catharsis
2. (psychology) catharsis

Declension

Inflection of katarsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		katarsis	katarsikset
genitive		katarsiksen	katarsisten katarsiksien
partitive		katarsista	katarsiksia
illative		katarsikseen	katarsiksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		katarsis	katarsikset
accusative	nom.	katarsis	katarsikset
	gen.	katarsiksen
genitive		katarsiksen	katarsisten katarsiksien
partitive		katarsista	katarsiksia
inessive		katarsiksessa	katarsiksissa
elative		katarsiksesta	katarsiksista
illative		katarsikseen	katarsiksiin
adessive		katarsiksella	katarsiksilla
ablative		katarsikselta	katarsiksilta
allative		katarsikselle	katarsiksille
essive		katarsiksena	katarsiksina
translative		katarsikseksi	katarsiksiksi
abessive		katarsiksetta	katarsiksitta
instructive		—	katarsiksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of katarsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative katarsikseni katarsikseni accusative nom. katarsikseni katarsikseni gen. katarsikseni genitive katarsikseni katarsisteni katarsiksieni partitive katarsistani katarsiksiani inessive katarsiksessani katarsiksissani elative katarsiksestani katarsiksistani illative katarsikseeni katarsiksiini adessive katarsiksellani katarsiksillani ablative katarsikseltani katarsiksiltani allative katarsikselleni katarsiksilleni essive katarsiksenani katarsiksinani translative katarsiksekseni katarsiksikseni abessive katarsiksettani katarsiksittani instructive — — comitative — katarsiksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative katarsiksesi katarsiksesi accusative nom. katarsiksesi katarsiksesi gen. katarsiksesi genitive katarsiksesi katarsistesi katarsiksiesi partitive katarsistasi katarsiksiasi inessive katarsiksessasi katarsiksissasi elative katarsiksestasi katarsiksistasi illative katarsikseesi katarsiksiisi adessive katarsiksellasi katarsiksillasi ablative katarsikseltasi katarsiksiltasi allative katarsiksellesi katarsiksillesi essive katarsiksenasi katarsiksinasi translative katarsikseksesi katarsiksiksesi abessive katarsiksettasi katarsiksittasi instructive — — comitative — katarsiksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative katarsiksemme katarsiksemme accusative nom. katarsiksemme katarsiksemme gen. katarsiksemme genitive katarsiksemme katarsistemme katarsiksiemme partitive katarsistamme katarsiksiamme inessive katarsiksessamme katarsiksissamme elative katarsiksestamme katarsiksistamme illative katarsikseemme katarsiksiimme adessive katarsiksellamme katarsiksillamme ablative katarsikseltamme katarsiksiltamme allative katarsiksellemme katarsiksillemme essive katarsiksenamme katarsiksinamme translative katarsikseksemme katarsiksiksemme abessive katarsiksettamme katarsiksittamme instructive — — comitative — katarsiksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative katarsiksenne katarsiksenne accusative nom. katarsiksenne katarsiksenne gen. katarsiksenne genitive katarsiksenne katarsistenne katarsiksienne partitive katarsistanne katarsiksianne inessive katarsiksessanne katarsiksissanne elative katarsiksestanne katarsiksistanne illative katarsikseenne katarsiksiinne adessive katarsiksellanne katarsiksillanne ablative katarsikseltanne katarsiksiltanne allative katarsiksellenne katarsiksillenne essive katarsiksenanne katarsiksinanne translative katarsikseksenne katarsiksiksenne abessive katarsiksettanne katarsiksittanne instructive — — comitative — katarsiksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative katarsiksensa katarsiksensa accusative nom. katarsiksensa katarsiksensa gen. katarsiksensa genitive katarsiksensa katarsistensa katarsiksiensa partitive katarsistaan katarsistansa katarsiksiaan katarsiksiansa inessive katarsiksessaan katarsiksessansa katarsiksissaan katarsiksissansa elative katarsiksestaan katarsiksestansa katarsiksistaan katarsiksistansa illative katarsikseensa katarsiksiinsa adessive katarsiksellaan katarsiksellansa katarsiksillaan katarsiksillansa ablative katarsikseltaan katarsikseltansa katarsiksiltaan katarsiksiltansa allative katarsikselleen katarsiksellensa katarsiksilleen katarsiksillensa essive katarsiksenaan katarsiksenansa katarsiksinaan katarsiksinansa translative katarsiksekseen katarsikseksensa katarsiksikseen katarsiksiksensa abessive katarsiksettaan katarsiksettansa katarsiksittaan katarsiksittansa instructive — — comitative — katarsiksineen katarsiksinensa

Further reading

• “katarsis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• karsista

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch catharsis, from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “cleansing, purging”), from καθαίρω (kathaírō, “I cleanse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈtar.sɪs]
• Hyphenation: ka‧tar‧sis

Noun

katarsis (first-person possessive katarsisku, second-person possessive katarsismu, third-person possessive katarsisnya)

1. catharsis
   1. (drama, literature) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
   2. (psychology) A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by re-establishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).
   3. (Christianity) A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.

Further reading

• “katarsis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.