# katarsis
## Danish
### Alternative forms

* katharsis

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).

### Noun

katarsis c (indeclinable)
* (drama) catharsis
* (psychology) catharsis

### Derived Terms

* katarsisk

### Further reading

* “katarsis” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* katharsis

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑtɑrsis/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝rs̠is̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑtɑrsis
* Hyphenation: ka‧tar‧sis

### Noun

katarsis
* (drama) catharsis
* (psychology) catharsis

#### Declension

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]‎ (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: [kaˈtar.sɪs]
* Hyphenation: ka‧tar‧sis

### Noun

katarsis (plural katarsis-katarsis)
* catharsis
** (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)
** (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)
** (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 of Indonesia, 2016.