dosis

Noun

dosis (plural dosisse)

1. dose

Noun

dosis

1. plural of dosi

Etymology

From Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), used by Galen and other Greek physicians to mean an amount of medicine, from δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: do‧sis

Noun

dosis f (plural doses or dosissen, diminutive dosisje n)

1. dose

Etymology

From Spanish dosis.

Noun

dósis

1. dose, medicine

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), used by Galen and other Greek physicians to mean an amount of medicine, from δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.sis/, [ˈdɔ.sɪs]

Noun

dosis f (genitive dosis); third declension

1. (Late Latin) dose

References

• dosis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Etymology

From Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), from δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”).

Noun

dosis f (plural dosis)

1. dose