ασθενής (asthenís)

English: ill

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective

Gendermasculine

Casenominative

NumberSingular

About ασθενής

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Pronunciation

IPA: a.sθeˈnis

Hyphenation: α‧σθε‧νής

Definitions & Examples

noun:
(medicine) patient (a person receiving medical treatment)
adjective:
sick, ill
Examples:
- Synonym: άρρωστος (árrostos)
adjective:
feeble, weak, poorly
Examples:
- Synonyms: αδύναμος (adýnamos), ελαφρύς (elafrýs), ανίσχυρος (aníschyros)

Declension Table

neuter word

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ασθενής	ασθενείς
genitive	ασθενούς	ασθενών
accusative	ασθενή	ασθενείς
vocative	ασθενής	ασθενείς

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ασθενής appears in different grammatical contexts.