ablepsia

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsia, blindness), from ἀ- (a-) + βλέπω (blepō, see).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /əˈblɛp.si.ə/

Noun [edit]

ablepsia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.

References [edit]

  • 1993 [1940], Thomas, Clayton L. editor, Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, edition 5th, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, page 6:

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsia, blindness), from ἀ- (a-, not) + βλέπω (blepō, I see).

Noun [edit]

ablepsia (genitive ablepsiae); f, first declension

  1. blindness
  2. vocative singular of ablepsia

ablepsiā

  1. ablative singular of ablepsia

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative ablepsia ablepsiae
genitive ablepsiae ablepsiārum
dative ablepsiae ablepsiīs
accusative ablepsiam ablepsiās
ablative ablepsiā ablepsiīs
vocative ablepsia ablepsiae

Descendants [edit]