asthénie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.te.ni/

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

asthénie f (plural asthénies)

1. (medicine) asthenia (loss of strength)

Derived terms

• neurasthénie

Descendants

• → Russian: астени́я (asteníja)
• → Ukrainian: астені́я (asteníja)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

asthénie

1. inflection of asthénier:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “asthénie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.