δόσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dótis, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis. Equivalent to δίδωμι (dídōmi, to give) + -σις (-sis, verbal noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δόσῐς (dósis) f (genitive δόσῐος or δόσεως); third declension

  1. giving, a gift
  2. license, permission
  3. portion
  4. dose of medicine

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