abasi-astasi

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /abaˈsiː.astaˈsiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧si‧as‧ta‧si

Noun

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)

References

• “abasi-astasi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).