αναιμία
See also: ἀναιμία
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναιμίᾱ (anaimíā) from ἄναιμος (ánaimos, “bloddless”) and semantic loan from French anémie from Ancient Greek ἀναιμίᾱ (anaimíā). By surface analysis, αν- (an-, α- privative) + Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma).
Pronunciation
Noun
αναιμία • (anaimía) f (plural αναιμίες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αναιμία (anaimía) | αναιμίες (anaimíes) |
| genitive | αναιμίας (anaimías) | αναιμιών (anaimión) |
| accusative | αναιμία (anaimía) | αναιμίες (anaimíes) |
| vocative | αναιμία (anaimía) | αναιμίες (anaimíes) |
Some dictionaries record this word as uncountable
Related terms
- αναιμικός (anaimikós, “anaemic”)
Also:
- αναίμακτος (anaímaktos, “bloodless”)
- αναίμακτα (anaímakta, “bloodlessly”)
- and see: αίμα n (aíma, “blood”)
Further reading
- αναιμία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αναιμία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el