LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dialysis

dialysis f (genitive dialysis or dialyseōs or dialysios)

Meaning

  1. feminineseparation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedialysisdialysēs
dialyseis
genitivedialysis
dialyseōs, dialysios
dialysium
dativedialysīdialysibus
accusativedialysim
dialysin, dialysem
dialysēs
dialysīs
ablativedialysī
dialyse
dialysibus
vocativedialysis
dialysi
dialysēs
dialyseis

dĭălўsis, is, f., = διάλυσις, rhet. t. t.,
I. a separation, Rutil. Lup. 1, 15, p. 52.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindialysis

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Ancient Greek δῐᾰλῡ́ω (dĭălū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis)bor. Latin dialysis Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis).

Quick answers

What does dialysis mean in Latin?
dialysis, a noun, means “separation”.
What is the genitive of dialysis?
The genitive singular is dialysis. dialysis is feminine, third declension.
Where does dialysis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dialysis.