anastasis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnæːstəsɪs/

Noun

anastasis (plural anastases)

1. a recovery from a debilitating condition, especially irradiation of human tissue
2. rebirth
3. (Christianity) resurrection, especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Derived terms

• anastasic

Translations

recovery from a debilitating condition

• Russian: выздоровле́ние (ru) n (vyzdorovlénije)

resurrection in a Christian context

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 復活 / 复活 (fuk⁶ wut⁶)

  Mandarin: 復活 / 复活 (zh) (fùhuó)

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἀνάστασις f (anástasis)

• Hungarian: feltámadás (hu)
• Polish: zmartwychwstanie (pl)
• Russian: воскресе́ние (ru) n (voskresénije)
• Sicilian: risurrizziuni f

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-

Proto-Hellenic *aná

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti

Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι (anístēmi)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis)bor.

Latin anastasis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈnas.ta.sɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈnas.ta.s̬is]

Noun

anastasis f (genitive anastasis); third declension

1. (theology) resurrection, anastasis
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:anastasis.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	anastasis	anastasēs
genitive	anastasis	anastasium
dative	anastasī	anastasibus
accusative	anastasim	anastasēs anastasīs
ablative	anastasī	anastasibus
vocative	anastasis	anastasēs

References

• “ănastăsis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 122/3.
• anastasis in Ramminger, Johann (21 August 2026 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “anastasis”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 42/2