αἴσθησις (aisthesis)

Etymology

From αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to perceive”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ǎi̯s.tʰɛː.sis/ → /ˈɛs.θi.sis/ → /ˈes.θi.sis/

Noun

αἴσθησῐς • (aísthēsis) f (genitive αἰσθήσεως); third declension

1. Perception from the senses, feeling, hearing, seeing
2. Perception by the intellect as well as the senses
3. That which is perceived: scent
4. Ability to perceive: discernment
5. Cognition or discernment of moral discernment in ethical matters