-esis

English

Suffix

-esis

1. Used to form nouns denoting condition, action, or process.

Usage notes

• Most English words ending in "-esis" are derived from words formed in other languages, including French (Old, Middle, and Modern), Italian, Latin, and Classical Greek.

Related terms

• -etic

English terms suffixed with -esis

autokabalesis

diaphoresis

emesis

gargalesis

knismesis

ochlesis

orthotonesis

spondylolisthesis

sudoresis

syncresis

technesis

Anagrams

• sise, Isse, sies, seis, -sies