astenia

See also: astenią

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia), from ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, “sick, weak”), from ἀ- (a-, “not, un-”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsteniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠te̞ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): as‧te‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): as‧te‧nia

Noun

astenia

1. (medicine) asthenia

Declension

Inflection of astenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		astenia	asteniat
genitive		astenian	astenioiden astenioitten
partitive		asteniaa	astenioita
illative		asteniaan	astenioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		astenia	asteniat
accusative	nom.	astenia	asteniat
	gen.	astenian
genitive		astenian	astenioiden astenioitten asteniain rare
partitive		asteniaa	astenioita
inessive		asteniassa	astenioissa
elative		asteniasta	astenioista
illative		asteniaan	astenioihin
adessive		astenialla	astenioilla
ablative		astenialta	astenioilta
allative		astenialle	astenioille
essive		asteniana	astenioina
translative		asteniaksi	astenioiksi
abessive		asteniatta	astenioitta
instructive		—	astenioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of astenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative asteniani asteniani accusative nom. asteniani asteniani gen. asteniani genitive asteniani astenioideni astenioitteni asteniaini rare partitive asteniaani astenioitani inessive asteniassani astenioissani elative asteniastani astenioistani illative asteniaani astenioihini adessive asteniallani astenioillani ablative astenialtani astenioiltani allative astenialleni astenioilleni essive astenianani astenioinani translative asteniakseni astenioikseni abessive asteniattani astenioittani instructive — — comitative — astenioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative asteniasi asteniasi accusative nom. asteniasi asteniasi gen. asteniasi genitive asteniasi astenioidesi astenioittesi asteniaisi rare partitive asteniaasi astenioitasi inessive asteniassasi astenioissasi elative asteniastasi astenioistasi illative asteniaasi astenioihisi adessive asteniallasi astenioillasi ablative astenialtasi astenioiltasi allative asteniallesi astenioillesi essive astenianasi astenioinasi translative asteniaksesi astenioiksesi abessive asteniattasi astenioittasi instructive — — comitative — astenioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative asteniamme asteniamme accusative nom. asteniamme asteniamme gen. asteniamme genitive asteniamme astenioidemme astenioittemme asteniaimme rare partitive asteniaamme astenioitamme inessive asteniassamme astenioissamme elative asteniastamme astenioistamme illative asteniaamme astenioihimme adessive asteniallamme astenioillamme ablative astenialtamme astenioiltamme allative asteniallemme astenioillemme essive astenianamme astenioinamme translative asteniaksemme astenioiksemme abessive asteniattamme astenioittamme instructive — — comitative — astenioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative astenianne astenianne accusative nom. astenianne astenianne gen. astenianne genitive astenianne astenioidenne astenioittenne asteniainne rare partitive asteniaanne astenioitanne inessive asteniassanne astenioissanne elative asteniastanne astenioistanne illative asteniaanne astenioihinne adessive asteniallanne astenioillanne ablative astenialtanne astenioiltanne allative asteniallenne astenioillenne essive asteniananne astenioinanne translative asteniaksenne astenioiksenne abessive asteniattanne astenioittanne instructive — — comitative — astenioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative asteniansa asteniansa accusative nom. asteniansa asteniansa gen. asteniansa genitive asteniansa astenioidensa astenioittensa asteniainsa rare partitive asteniaansa astenioitaan astenioitansa inessive asteniassaan asteniassansa astenioissaan astenioissansa elative asteniastaan asteniastansa astenioistaan astenioistansa illative asteniaansa astenioihinsa adessive asteniallaan asteniallansa astenioillaan astenioillansa ablative astenialtaan astenialtansa astenioiltaan astenioiltansa allative astenialleen asteniallensa astenioilleen astenioillensa essive astenianaan astenianansa astenioinaan astenioinansa translative asteniakseen asteniaksensa astenioikseen astenioiksensa abessive asteniattaan asteniattansa astenioittaan astenioittansa instructive — — comitative — astenioineen astenioinensa

Further reading

• “astenia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ansatie

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia), from ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, “sick, weak”), from ἀ- (a-, “not, un-”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [asˈtenia̯]
• Hyphenation: as‧té‧nia

Noun

asténia (plural astenia-astenia)

1. (pathology) asthenia, weakness: loss of strength

   Synonym: keloyoan

Related terms

• astenik

Further reading

• “astenia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Mien Achmad Rifai; Nawangsari Sugiri; Sumitro Sunitiyono (1990), Kamus Biologi: Fisiologi [Dictionary of Biology: Physiology] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 12

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia), from ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, “sick, weak”), from ἀ- (a-, “not, un-”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Noun

astenia f (plural astenie)

1. (medicine) asthenia

Derived terms

• astenico

Anagrams

• ansiate, ansietà, asinate, atesina, nestaia, saniate

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Asthenie, from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈtɛɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲja
• Syllabification: a‧sten‧ia

Noun

astenia f

1. (medicine) asthenia

Declension

Declension of astenia

	singular
nominative	astenia
genitive	astenii
dative	astenii
accusative	astenię
instrumental	astenią
locative	astenii
vocative	astenio

Derived terms

adjective

• asteniczny

nouns

• asteniczka
• astenik

prefix

• asteno-

Further reading

• “astenia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia), from ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, “sick, weak”), from ἀ- (a-, “not, un-”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈni.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.teˈni.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.tɨˈni.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: as‧te‧ni‧a

Noun

astenia f (plural astenias)

1. (medicine) asthenia

   Antonym: estenia

Related terms

• astênico / asténico

Further reading

• “astenia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “astenia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈtenja/ [asˈt̪e.nja]
• Rhymes: -enja
• Syllabification: as‧te‧nia

Noun

astenia f (plural astenias)

1. asthenia

Further reading

• “astenia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025