epilepsia

Asturian

Noun

epilepsia f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) epilepsy (medical condition)

Esperanto

Etymology

From epilepsio (“epilepsy”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epilepˈsia/

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧lep‧si‧a

Adjective

epilepsia (accusative singular epilepsian, plural epilepsiaj, accusative plural epilepsiajn)

1. epileptic

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French épilepsie), ultimately from Latin epilēpsia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈepilepsiɑ/, [ˈe̞piˌle̞ps̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -epsiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧pi‧lep‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): epi‧lep‧sia

Noun

epilepsia

1. epilepsy

Declension

Inflection of epilepsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		epilepsia	epilepsiat
genitive		epilepsian	epilepsioiden epilepsioitten
partitive		epilepsiaa	epilepsioita
illative		epilepsiaan	epilepsioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		epilepsia	epilepsiat
accusative	nom.	epilepsia	epilepsiat
	gen.	epilepsian
genitive		epilepsian	epilepsioiden epilepsioitten epilepsiain rare
partitive		epilepsiaa	epilepsioita
inessive		epilepsiassa	epilepsioissa
elative		epilepsiasta	epilepsioista
illative		epilepsiaan	epilepsioihin
adessive		epilepsialla	epilepsioilla
ablative		epilepsialta	epilepsioilta
allative		epilepsialle	epilepsioille
essive		epilepsiana	epilepsioina
translative		epilepsiaksi	epilepsioiksi
abessive		epilepsiatta	epilepsioitta
instructive		—	epilepsioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epilepsiani epilepsiani accusative nom. epilepsiani epilepsiani gen. epilepsiani genitive epilepsiani epilepsioideni epilepsioitteni epilepsiaini rare partitive epilepsiaani epilepsioitani inessive epilepsiassani epilepsioissani elative epilepsiastani epilepsioistani illative epilepsiaani epilepsioihini adessive epilepsiallani epilepsioillani ablative epilepsialtani epilepsioiltani allative epilepsialleni epilepsioilleni essive epilepsianani epilepsioinani translative epilepsiakseni epilepsioikseni abessive epilepsiattani epilepsioittani instructive — — comitative — epilepsioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epilepsiasi epilepsiasi accusative nom. epilepsiasi epilepsiasi gen. epilepsiasi genitive epilepsiasi epilepsioidesi epilepsioittesi epilepsiaisi rare partitive epilepsiaasi epilepsioitasi inessive epilepsiassasi epilepsioissasi elative epilepsiastasi epilepsioistasi illative epilepsiaasi epilepsioihisi adessive epilepsiallasi epilepsioillasi ablative epilepsialtasi epilepsioiltasi allative epilepsiallesi epilepsioillesi essive epilepsianasi epilepsioinasi translative epilepsiaksesi epilepsioiksesi abessive epilepsiattasi epilepsioittasi instructive — — comitative — epilepsioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epilepsiamme epilepsiamme accusative nom. epilepsiamme epilepsiamme gen. epilepsiamme genitive epilepsiamme epilepsioidemme epilepsioittemme epilepsiaimme rare partitive epilepsiaamme epilepsioitamme inessive epilepsiassamme epilepsioissamme elative epilepsiastamme epilepsioistamme illative epilepsiaamme epilepsioihimme adessive epilepsiallamme epilepsioillamme ablative epilepsialtamme epilepsioiltamme allative epilepsiallemme epilepsioillemme essive epilepsianamme epilepsioinamme translative epilepsiaksemme epilepsioiksemme abessive epilepsiattamme epilepsioittamme instructive — — comitative — epilepsioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epilepsianne epilepsianne accusative nom. epilepsianne epilepsianne gen. epilepsianne genitive epilepsianne epilepsioidenne epilepsioittenne epilepsiainne rare partitive epilepsiaanne epilepsioitanne inessive epilepsiassanne epilepsioissanne elative epilepsiastanne epilepsioistanne illative epilepsiaanne epilepsioihinne adessive epilepsiallanne epilepsioillanne ablative epilepsialtanne epilepsioiltanne allative epilepsiallenne epilepsioillenne essive epilepsiananne epilepsioinanne translative epilepsiaksenne epilepsioiksenne abessive epilepsiattanne epilepsioittanne instructive — — comitative — epilepsioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative epilepsiansa epilepsiansa accusative nom. epilepsiansa epilepsiansa gen. epilepsiansa genitive epilepsiansa epilepsioidensa epilepsioittensa epilepsiainsa rare partitive epilepsiaansa epilepsioitaan epilepsioitansa inessive epilepsiassaan epilepsiassansa epilepsioissaan epilepsioissansa elative epilepsiastaan epilepsiastansa epilepsioistaan epilepsioistansa illative epilepsiaansa epilepsioihinsa adessive epilepsiallaan epilepsiallansa epilepsioillaan epilepsioillansa ablative epilepsialtaan epilepsialtansa epilepsioiltaan epilepsioiltansa allative epilepsialleen epilepsiallensa epilepsioilleen epilepsioillensa essive epilepsianaan epilepsianansa epilepsioinaan epilepsioinansa translative epilepsiakseen epilepsiaksensa epilepsioikseen epilepsioiksensa abessive epilepsiattaan epilepsiattansa epilepsioittaan epilepsioittansa instructive — — comitative — epilepsioineen epilepsioinensa

Synonyms

• kaatumatauti

Derived terms

compounds

• epilepsiakohtaus

Related terms

• epileptikko
• epileptinen

Further reading

• “epilepsia”, 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 2 July 2023

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία (epilēpsía), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.lepˈsi.ɐ/, /e.pi.le.piˈsi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.lepˈsi.ɐ/, /e.pi.le.piˈsi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.lepˈsi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.pi.lɛˈpsi.ɐ/, /i.pi.lɛˈpsi.ɐ/

Noun

epilepsia f (plural epilepsias)

1. (pathology) epilepsy (condition characterised by recurring seizures)

Related terms

• epilético

Further reading

• “epilepsia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “epilepsia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epilepsia/, [ˈepilepsia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧lep‧si‧a

Noun

epilepsia f (relational adjective epileptický)

1. epilepsy

Declension

Declension of epilepsia
(pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	epilepsia	epilepsie
genitive	epilepsie	epilepsií
dative	epilepsii	epilepsiám
accusative	epilepsiu	epilepsie
locative	epilepsii	epilepsiách
instrumental	epilepsiou	epilepsiami

Further reading

• “epilepsia”, 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, 2003–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία (epilēpsía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiˈlebsja/ [e.piˈleβ̞.sja]
• Rhymes: -ebsja
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧lep‧sia

Noun

epilepsia f (plural epilepsias)

1. epilepsy

Related terms

• epiléptico

Further reading

• “epilepsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025