ασθενής

See also: ἀσθενής

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής (asthenḗs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.sθeˈnis/
Hyphenation: α‧σθε‧νής

Adjective

ασθενής • (asthenís) m (feminine ασθενής, neuter ασθενές)

sick, ill
Synonym: άρρωστος (árrostos)
feeble, weak, poorly
Synonyms: αδύναμος (adýnamos), ελαφρύς (elafrýs), ανίσχυρος (aníschyros)

Declension

Declension of ασθενής
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ασθενής (asthenís)	ασθενής (asthenís)	ασθενές (asthenés)	ασθενείς (astheneís)	ασθενείς (astheneís)	ασθενή (asthení)
genitive	ασθενούς (asthenoús) ασθενή (asthení)	ασθενούς (asthenoús)	ασθενούς (asthenoús)	ασθενών (asthenón)	ασθενών (asthenón)	ασθενών (asthenón)
accusative	ασθενή (asthení)	ασθενή (asthení)	ασθενές (asthenés)	ασθενείς (astheneís)	ασθενείς (astheneís)	ασθενή (asthení)
vocative	ασθενή (asthení) ασθενής (asthenís)	ασθενής (asthenís)	ασθενές (asthenés)	ασθενείς (astheneís)	ασθενείς (astheneís)	ασθενή (asthení)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ασθενέστερος (asthenésteros)	ασθενέστερη (asthenésteri)	ασθενέστερο (asthenéstero)	ασθενέστεροι (asthenésteroi)	ασθενέστερες (asthenésteres)	ασθενέστερα (asthenéstera)
genitive	ασθενέστερου (asthenésterou)	ασθενέστερης (asthenésteris)	ασθενέστερου (asthenésterou)	ασθενέστερων (asthenésteron)	ασθενέστερων (asthenésteron)	ασθενέστερων (asthenésteron)
accusative	ασθενέστερο (asthenéstero)	ασθενέστερη (asthenésteri)	ασθενέστερο (asthenéstero)	ασθενέστερους (asthenésterous)	ασθενέστερες (asthenésteres)	ασθενέστερα (asthenéstera)
vocative	ασθενέστερε (asthenéstere)	ασθενέστερη (asthenésteri)	ασθενέστερο (asthenéstero)	ασθενέστεροι (asthenésteroi)	ασθενέστερες (asthenésteres)	ασθενέστερα (asthenéstera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασθενέστερος", etc)

Related terms

see: ασθένεια f (asthéneia, “illness”)

Noun

ασθενής • (asthenís) m or f (plural ασθενείς)

(medicine) patient (a person receiving medical treatment)

Declension

Declension of **ασθενής**
	singular	plural
nominative	ασθενής (asthenís)	ασθενείς (astheneís)
genitive	ασθενή (asthení) ασθενούς (asthenoús)	ασθενών (asthenón)
accusative	ασθενή (asthení)	ασθενείς (astheneís)
vocative	ασθενή (asthení)	ασθενείς (astheneís)

Related terms

εξωτερικός ασθενής m (exoterikós asthenís, “outpatient”)