amnestia

See also: amnestią

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin amnestia < Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmnestiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝mne̞s̠ˌtiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): am‧nes‧ti‧a

Noun

amnestia

1. amnesty

Declension

Inflection of amnestia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		amnestia	amnestiat
genitive		amnestian	amnestioiden amnestioitten
partitive		amnestiaa	amnestioita
illative		amnestiaan	amnestioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		amnestia	amnestiat
accusative	nom.	amnestia	amnestiat
	gen.	amnestian
genitive		amnestian	amnestioiden amnestioitten amnestiainrare
partitive		amnestiaa	amnestioita
inessive		amnestiassa	amnestioissa
elative		amnestiasta	amnestioista
illative		amnestiaan	amnestioihin
adessive		amnestialla	amnestioilla
ablative		amnestialta	amnestioilta
allative		amnestialle	amnestioille
essive		amnestiana	amnestioina
translative		amnestiaksi	amnestioiksi
abessive		amnestiatta	amnestioitta
instructive		—	amnestioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of amnestia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative amnestiani amnestiani accusative nom. amnestiani amnestiani gen. amnestiani genitive amnestiani amnestioideni amnestioitteni amnestiainirare partitive amnestiaani amnestioitani inessive amnestiassani amnestioissani elative amnestiastani amnestioistani illative amnestiaani amnestioihini adessive amnestiallani amnestioillani ablative amnestialtani amnestioiltani allative amnestialleni amnestioilleni essive amnestianani amnestioinani translative amnestiakseni amnestioikseni abessive amnestiattani amnestioittani instructive — — comitative — amnestioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative amnestiasi amnestiasi accusative nom. amnestiasi amnestiasi gen. amnestiasi genitive amnestiasi amnestioidesi amnestioittesi amnestiaisirare partitive amnestiaasi amnestioitasi inessive amnestiassasi amnestioissasi elative amnestiastasi amnestioistasi illative amnestiaasi amnestioihisi adessive amnestiallasi amnestioillasi ablative amnestialtasi amnestioiltasi allative amnestiallesi amnestioillesi essive amnestianasi amnestioinasi translative amnestiaksesi amnestioiksesi abessive amnestiattasi amnestioittasi instructive — — comitative — amnestioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative amnestiamme amnestiamme accusative nom. amnestiamme amnestiamme gen. amnestiamme genitive amnestiamme amnestioidemme amnestioittemme amnestiaimmerare partitive amnestiaamme amnestioitamme inessive amnestiassamme amnestioissamme elative amnestiastamme amnestioistamme illative amnestiaamme amnestioihimme adessive amnestiallamme amnestioillamme ablative amnestialtamme amnestioiltamme allative amnestiallemme amnestioillemme essive amnestianamme amnestioinamme translative amnestiaksemme amnestioiksemme abessive amnestiattamme amnestioittamme instructive — — comitative — amnestioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative amnestianne amnestianne accusative nom. amnestianne amnestianne gen. amnestianne genitive amnestianne amnestioidenne amnestioittenne amnestiainnerare partitive amnestiaanne amnestioitanne inessive amnestiassanne amnestioissanne elative amnestiastanne amnestioistanne illative amnestiaanne amnestioihinne adessive amnestiallanne amnestioillanne ablative amnestialtanne amnestioiltanne allative amnestiallenne amnestioillenne essive amnestiananne amnestioinanne translative amnestiaksenne amnestioiksenne abessive amnestiattanne amnestioittanne instructive — — comitative — amnestioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative amnestiansa amnestiansa accusative nom. amnestiansa amnestiansa gen. amnestiansa genitive amnestiansa amnestioidensa amnestioittensa amnestiainsarare partitive amnestiaansa amnestioitaan amnestioitansa inessive amnestiassaan amnestiassansa amnestioissaan amnestioissansa elative amnestiastaan amnestiastansa amnestioistaan amnestioistansa illative amnestiaansa amnestioihinsa adessive amnestiallaan amnestiallansa amnestioillaan amnestioillansa ablative amnestialtaan amnestialtansa amnestioiltaan amnestioiltansa allative amnestialleen amnestiallensa amnestioilleen amnestioillensa essive amnestianaan amnestianansa amnestioinaan amnestioinansa translative amnestiakseen amnestiaksensa amnestioikseen amnestioiksensa abessive amnestiattaan amnestiattansa amnestioittaan amnestioittansa instructive — — comitative — amnestioineen amnestioinensa

Further reading

• “amnestia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• amnesiat, maistaen, maistane, tasaimen

Ladin

Alternative forms

• amnistia

Etymology

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Noun

amnestia f (plural amnesties)

1. amnesty

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστῐ́ᾱ (amnēstíā, “forgetfulness”, especially “amnesty”; “failure to mention (a thing)”, “passing (it) over”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /amˈneːs.ti.a/, [ämˈneːs̠t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈnes.ti.a/, [ämˈnɛst̪iä]

Noun

amnēstia f (genitive amnēstiae); first declension

1. an amnesty; a forgiving or general pardoning of a state crime

   Synonyms: oblīviō, indulgentia, remissiō, venia

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amnēstia	amnēstiae
Genitive	amnēstiae	amnēstiārum
Dative	amnēstiae	amnēstiīs
Accusative	amnēstiam	amnēstiās
Ablative	amnēstiā	amnēstiīs
Vocative	amnēstia	amnēstiae

Descendants

• → Finnish: amnestia
• → German: Amnestie
• → Middle French: amnestie
• → Polish: amnestia (learned)

References

• “amnestĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amnestĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 115/1.
• “amnestia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “amnestia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• “amnestia” on page 119/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “amnestia”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 41/2

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• amnestiene

Noun

amnestia n

1. definite plural of amnesti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

amnestia n

1. definite plural of amnesti

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amnēstia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía). First attested in 1612.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈnɛs.tja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛstja
• Syllabification: am‧nes‧tia

Noun

amnestia f

1. (law) amnesty
2. (Middle Polish) forgiveness

   Synonym: przebaczenie

3. (Middle Polish) forgetfulness, oblivion

   Synonyms: niepamięć, zapomnienie

Declension

Declension of amnestia

	singular	plural
nominative	amnestia	amnestie
genitive	amnestii	amnestii/amnestyj (archaic)
dative	amnestii	amnestiom
accusative	amnestię	amnestie
instrumental	amnestią	amnestiami
locative	amnestii	amnestiach
vocative	amnestio	amnestie

Derived terms

adjective

• amnestyjny

 

nouns

• amnestionowana
• amnestionowany

 

verbs

• amnestionować
• amnestiować

 

Collocations

Collocations

• w ramach amnestii ― as part of amnesty
• na mocy amnestii ― pursuant to amnesty
• na podstawie amnestii ― based on amnesty
• w wyniku/na skutek amnestii ― as a result of amnesty
• w drodze amnestii ― by amnesty
• powszechna amnestia ― general amnesty
• częściowa amnestia ― partial amnesty
• generalna amnestia ― general amnesty
• carska amnestia ― Tsar's amnesty
• chwilowa amnestia ― temporary amnesty
• całkowita amnestia ― total amnesty
• świąteczna amnestia ― holiday amnesty
• szeroka amnestia ― broad amnesty
• ewentualna amnestia ― possible amnesty
• ogólna amnestia ― general amnesty
• pełna amnestia ― full amnesty
• wielka amnestia ― great amnesty
• amnestia maturalna ― matriculation amnesty
• amnestia podatkowa ― tax amnesty
• amnestia imigracyjna ― immigration amnesty
• amnestia czynszowa ― rent amnesty
• amnestia polityczna ― political amnesty
• amnestia finansowa ― financial amnesty
• dobrodziejstwa amnestii ― benefits of amnesty
• obietnica amnestii ― promise of amnesty
• pomysł amnestii ― idea of amnesty
• akt amnestii ― act of amnesty
• oferta amnestii ― offer of amnesty
• propozycja amnestii ― proposal of amnesty
• okres amnestii ― amnesty period
• możliwość amnestii ― possibility of amnesty
• dzień amnestii ― amnesty day
• warunki amnestii ― terms of amnesty
• amnestia ministra ― minister's amnesty
• ogłaszać/ogłosić amnestię ― to declare an amnesty
• udzielać/udzielić amnestii ― to grant an amnesty
• skorzystać z amnestii ― to take advantage of amnesty
• uchwalić amnestię ― to enact amnesty
• podlegać amnestii ― to be subject to an amnesty
• obiecać amnestię ― to promise amnesty
• wprowadzić amnestię ― to initiate an amnesty
• uzyskać amnestię ― to gain amnesty
• stosować/zastosować amnestię ― to employ amnesty
• zapowiedzieć amnestię ― to announce an amnesty
• doczekać amnestii ― to await amnesty
• poprzeć amnestię ― to support amnesty
• przewidywać amnestię ― to anticipate amnesty
• otrzymać amnestię ― to receive amnesty
• proponować/zaproponować amnestię ― to propose amnesty
• dawać/dać amnestię ― to give amnesty
• dostać amnestię ― to get amnesty
• wydać amnestię ― to issue amnesty
• chcieć amnestię ― to want amnesty
• robić/zrobić amnestię ― to make an amnesty
• amnestia obejmuje/objęła ― amnesty covers/covered
• amnestia nadeszła ― amnesty has arrived
• amnestia przyszła ― amnesty came
• amnestia obowiązuje ― amnesty is in effect

Further reading

• amnestia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• amnestia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “amnestyja”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “amnestya”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[2]
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “amnestja”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎^[3]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amnestja”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 32

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamɲesci̯a]

Noun

amnestia f (genitive singular amnestie, nominative plural amnestie, genitive plural amnestií, declension pattern of ulica)

1. amnesty

Declension

Declension of amnestia

	singular	plural
nominative	amnestia	amnestie
genitive	amnestie	amnestií
dative	amnestii	amnestiám
accusative	amnestiu	amnestie
locative	amnestii	amnestiách
instrumental	amnestiou	amnestiami

References

• “amnestia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024