# ασθενής
## Greek
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής (asthenḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

| number case \ gender | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| number case \ gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ασθενής • | ασθενής • | ασθενές • | ασθενείς • | ασθενείς • | ασθενή • |
| genitive | ασθενούς • / ασθενή • | ασθενούς • | ασθενούς • | ασθενών • | ασθενών • | ασθενών • |
| accusative | ασθενή • | ασθενή • | ασθενές • | ασθενείς • | ασθενείς • | ασθενή • |
| vocative | ασθενή • / ασθενής • | ασθενής • | ασθενές • | ασθενείς • | ασθενείς • | ασθενή • |
| derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.) | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασθενής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασθενής, etc.) |
| comparative | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| comparative | masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ασθενέστερος • | ασθενέστερη • | ασθενέστερο • | ασθενέστεροι • | ασθενέστερες • | ασθενέστερα • |
| genitive | ασθενέστερου • | ασθενέστερης • | ασθενέστερου • | ασθενέστερων • | ασθενέστερων • | ασθενέστερων • |
| accusative | ασθενέστερο • | ασθενέστερη • | ασθενέστερο • | ασθενέστερους • | ασθενέστερες • | ασθενέστερα • |
| vocative | ασθενέστερε • | ασθενέστερη • | ασθενέστερο • | ασθενέστεροι • | ασθενέστερες • | ασθενέστερα • |
| derivations | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασθενέστερος", etc) | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασθενέστερος", etc) | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασθενέστερος", etc) | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασθενέστερος", etc) | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασθενέστερος", etc) | 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

| | singular | plural |
| nominative | ασθενής • | ασθενείς • |
| genitive | ασθενή •, ασθενούς • | ασθενών • |
| accusative | ασθενή • | ασθενείς • |
| vocative | ασθενή • | ασθενείς • |

#### Related terms

* εξωτερικός ασθενής m (exoterikós asthenís, “outpatient”)