μάθησις

Ancient Greek

From the root of μᾰνθᾰ́νω (manthánō, “I learn”) +‎ -σις (-sis, verbal noun suffix).

μᾰ́θησῐς • (máthēsis) f (genitive μᾰθήσεως); third declension

the act of learning, getting of knowledge
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desire for learning
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education, instruction
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Third declension of ἡ μᾰ́θησῐς; τῆς μᾰθήσεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ μᾰ́θησῐς hē máthēsis	τὼ μᾰθήσει tṑ mathḗsei	αἱ μᾰθήσεις hai mathḗseis
Genitive	τῆς μᾰθήσεως tês mathḗseōs	τοῖν μᾰθησέοιν toîn mathēséoin	τῶν μᾰθήσεων tôn mathḗseōn
Dative	τῇ μᾰθήσει têi mathḗsei	τοῖν μᾰθησέοιν toîn mathēséoin	ταῖς μᾰθήσεσῐ / μᾰθήσεσῐν taîs mathḗsesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν μᾰ́θησῐν tḕn máthēsin	τὼ μᾰθήσει tṑ mathḗsei	τᾱ̀ς μᾰθήσεις tā̀s mathḗseis
Vocative	μᾰ́θησῐ máthēsi	μᾰθήσει mathḗsei	μᾰθήσεις mathḗseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.