hemeralopia
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See also: hemeralopía
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía). From ἡμέρα (hēmérā, “day”), ἀλαός (alaos, “blind”), and ὄψ (ops, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɛm.əɹ.əˈloʊ.pi.ə/
- Hyphenation: hem‧er‧a‧lo‧pi‧a
Noun
hemeralopia (plural hemeralopias)
- (medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
- (medicine, archaic) Night blindness.
Derived terms
Translations
day blindness — see day blindness
See also
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhemerɑlopiɑ/,
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia
Etymology 1
From English hemeralopia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).
Noun
hemeralopia
Declension
| Inflection of hemeralopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hemeralopia | hemeralopiat | |
| genitive | hemeralopian | hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten | |
| partitive | hemeralopiaa | hemeralopioita | |
| illative | hemeralopiaan | hemeralopioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hemeralopia | hemeralopiat | |
| accusative | nom. | hemeralopia | hemeralopiat |
| gen. | hemeralopian | ||
| genitive | hemeralopian | hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten hemeralopiain rare | |
| partitive | hemeralopiaa | hemeralopioita | |
| inessive | hemeralopiassa | hemeralopioissa | |
| elative | hemeralopiasta | hemeralopioista | |
| illative | hemeralopiaan | hemeralopioihin | |
| adessive | hemeralopialla | hemeralopioilla | |
| ablative | hemeralopialta | hemeralopioilta | |
| allative | hemeralopialle | hemeralopioille | |
| essive | hemeralopiana | hemeralopioina | |
| translative | hemeralopiaksi | hemeralopioiksi | |
| abessive | hemeralopiatta | hemeralopioitta | |
| instructive | — | hemeralopioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Etymology 2
From German Hemeralopie, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).
Noun
hemeralopia (archaic)
Declension
| Inflection of hemeralopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hemeralopia | hemeralopiat | |
| genitive | hemeralopian | hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten | |
| partitive | hemeralopiaa | hemeralopioita | |
| illative | hemeralopiaan | hemeralopioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hemeralopia | hemeralopiat | |
| accusative | nom. | hemeralopia | hemeralopiat |
| gen. | hemeralopian | ||
| genitive | hemeralopian | hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten hemeralopiain rare | |
| partitive | hemeralopiaa | hemeralopioita | |
| inessive | hemeralopiassa | hemeralopioissa | |
| elative | hemeralopiasta | hemeralopioista | |
| illative | hemeralopiaan | hemeralopioihin | |
| adessive | hemeralopialla | hemeralopioilla | |
| ablative | hemeralopialta | hemeralopioilta | |
| allative | hemeralopialle | hemeralopioille | |
| essive | hemeralopiana | hemeralopioina | |
| translative | hemeralopiaksi | hemeralopioiksi | |
| abessive | hemeralopiatta | hemeralopioitta | |
| instructive | — | hemeralopioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra) + Ancient Greek ἀλαός (alaós) + -opia.
Pronunciation
Noun
hemeralopia f
- (medicine) hemeralopia
- Synonyms: ślepota zmierzchowa, kurza ślepota
Declension
Declension of hemeralopia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | hemeralopia |
| genitive | hemeralopii |
| dative | hemeralopii |
| accusative | hemeralopię |
| instrumental | hemeralopią |
| locative | hemeralopii |
| vocative | hemeralopio |
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “hemeralopia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading
- hemeralopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).
Pronunciation
Noun
hemeralopia f (relational adjective hemeralopický)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | hemeralopia |
| genitive | hemeralopie |
| dative | hemeralopii |
| accusative | hemeralopiu |
| locative | hemeralopii |
| instrumental | hemeralopiou |
Further reading
- “hemeralopia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡμεράλωψ (hēmerálōps).
Pronunciation
Noun
hemeralopia f (uncountable)