Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

abasi +‎ astasi, first part of both abasi (abasia) and astasi (astasia) is the prefix a- (-ah), from Greek α- (a-, a-, an-, in-, un-, -less), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, not, without), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (un-, not; without, lacking), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (not, un-) + last part of abasi (abasia) from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, step, foot, base. rhythm), from Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis (step), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis (step, act of walking), from *gʷem- (to step, go, stand), perhaps from *gʷeh₂- (to step, go, stand) + *-tis (derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots). Last part of astasi (astasia) from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, standing, placing, setting), from Proto-Hellenic *státis (standing), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (standing, position), from *steh₂- (to stand up) + *-tis (derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /abaˈsiː.astaˈsiː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧si‧as‧ta‧si

Noun edit

abasi-astasi m (definite singular abasi-astasien, indefinite plural abasi-astasier, definite plural abasi-astasiene)

  1. (medicine) astasia-abasia (the inability either to stand or walk due to loss of motor control)

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