ablepsia

English

Alternative forms

• ablepsy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /əˈblɛp.si.ə/

Noun

ablepsia (uncountable)

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

References

• 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:

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Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

ablepsia (genitive ablepsiae); f, first declension

1. blindness
2. vocative singular of ablepsia

ablepsiā

1. ablative singular of ablepsia

Inflection

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

Descendants

• English: ablepsia
• Portuguese: ablepsia