# hemeralopia
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía). From ἡμέρα (hēmérā, “day”), ἀλαός (alaos, “blind”), and ὄψ (ops, “eye”).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə
* (General American) IPA: /ˌhɛm.əɹ.əˈloʊ.pi.ə/
* Hyphenation: hem‧er‧a‧lo‧pi‧a

### Noun

hemeralopia (plural hemeralopias)
* (medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
* (medicine, archaic) Night blindness.

#### Derived terms

* hemeralopic

#### Translations
### See also

* nyctalopia

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhemerɑlopiɑ/, [ˈhe̞me̞ˌrɑ̝lo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

### Etymology 1

From English hemeralopia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).

#### Noun

hemeralopia
* (medicine) day blindness, hemeralopia

##### Declension

Possessive forms of hemeralopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiani
hemeralopiani
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiani
hemeralopiani
gen.
hemeralopiani
genitive
hemeralopiani
hemeralopioideni hemeralopioitteni hemeralopiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaani
hemeralopioitani
inessive
hemeralopiassani
hemeralopioissani
elative
hemeralopiastani
hemeralopioistani
illative
hemeralopiaani
hemeralopioihini
adessive
hemeralopiallani
hemeralopioillani
ablative
hemeralopialtani
hemeralopioiltani
allative
hemeralopialleni
hemeralopioilleni
essive
hemeralopianani
hemeralopioinani
translative
hemeralopiakseni
hemeralopioikseni
abessive
hemeralopiattani
hemeralopioittani
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiasi
hemeralopiasi
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiasi
hemeralopiasi
gen.
hemeralopiasi
genitive
hemeralopiasi
hemeralopioidesi hemeralopioittesi hemeralopiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaasi
hemeralopioitasi
inessive
hemeralopiassasi
hemeralopioissasi
elative
hemeralopiastasi
hemeralopioistasi
illative
hemeralopiaasi
hemeralopioihisi
adessive
hemeralopiallasi
hemeralopioillasi
ablative
hemeralopialtasi
hemeralopioiltasi
allative
hemeralopiallesi
hemeralopioillesi
essive
hemeralopianasi
hemeralopioinasi
translative
hemeralopiaksesi
hemeralopioiksesi
abessive
hemeralopiattasi
hemeralopioittasi
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiamme
hemeralopiamme
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiamme
hemeralopiamme
gen.
hemeralopiamme
genitive
hemeralopiamme
hemeralopioidemme hemeralopioittemme hemeralopiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaamme
hemeralopioitamme
inessive
hemeralopiassamme
hemeralopioissamme
elative
hemeralopiastamme
hemeralopioistamme
illative
hemeralopiaamme
hemeralopioihimme
adessive
hemeralopiallamme
hemeralopioillamme
ablative
hemeralopialtamme
hemeralopioiltamme
allative
hemeralopiallemme
hemeralopioillemme
essive
hemeralopianamme
hemeralopioinamme
translative
hemeralopiaksemme
hemeralopioiksemme
abessive
hemeralopiattamme
hemeralopioittamme
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopianne
hemeralopianne
accusative
nom.
hemeralopianne
hemeralopianne
gen.
hemeralopianne
genitive
hemeralopianne
hemeralopioidenne hemeralopioittenne hemeralopiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaanne
hemeralopioitanne
inessive
hemeralopiassanne
hemeralopioissanne
elative
hemeralopiastanne
hemeralopioistanne
illative
hemeralopiaanne
hemeralopioihinne
adessive
hemeralopiallanne
hemeralopioillanne
ablative
hemeralopialtanne
hemeralopioiltanne
allative
hemeralopiallenne
hemeralopioillenne
essive
hemeralopiananne
hemeralopioinanne
translative
hemeralopiaksenne
hemeralopioiksenne
abessive
hemeralopiattanne
hemeralopioittanne
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiansa
hemeralopiansa
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiansa
hemeralopiansa
gen.
hemeralopiansa
genitive
hemeralopiansa
hemeralopioidensa hemeralopioittensa hemeralopiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaansa
hemeralopioitaan hemeralopioitansa
inessive
hemeralopiassaan hemeralopiassansa
hemeralopioissaan hemeralopioissansa
elative
hemeralopiastaan hemeralopiastansa
hemeralopioistaan hemeralopioistansa
illative
hemeralopiaansa
hemeralopioihinsa
adessive
hemeralopiallaan hemeralopiallansa
hemeralopioillaan hemeralopioillansa
ablative
hemeralopialtaan hemeralopialtansa
hemeralopioiltaan hemeralopioiltansa
allative
hemeralopialleen hemeralopiallensa
hemeralopioilleen hemeralopioillensa
essive
hemeralopianaan hemeralopianansa
hemeralopioinaan hemeralopioinansa
translative
hemeralopiakseen hemeralopiaksensa
hemeralopioikseen hemeralopioiksensa
abessive
hemeralopiattaan hemeralopiattansa
hemeralopioittaan hemeralopioittansa
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioineen hemeralopioinensa :

### Etymology 2

From German Hemeralopie, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).

#### Noun

hemeralopia (archaic)
* (medicine) night blindness, nyctalopia

##### Declension

Possessive forms of hemeralopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiani
hemeralopiani
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiani
hemeralopiani
gen.
hemeralopiani
genitive
hemeralopiani
hemeralopioideni hemeralopioitteni hemeralopiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaani
hemeralopioitani
inessive
hemeralopiassani
hemeralopioissani
elative
hemeralopiastani
hemeralopioistani
illative
hemeralopiaani
hemeralopioihini
adessive
hemeralopiallani
hemeralopioillani
ablative
hemeralopialtani
hemeralopioiltani
allative
hemeralopialleni
hemeralopioilleni
essive
hemeralopianani
hemeralopioinani
translative
hemeralopiakseni
hemeralopioikseni
abessive
hemeralopiattani
hemeralopioittani
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiasi
hemeralopiasi
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiasi
hemeralopiasi
gen.
hemeralopiasi
genitive
hemeralopiasi
hemeralopioidesi hemeralopioittesi hemeralopiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaasi
hemeralopioitasi
inessive
hemeralopiassasi
hemeralopioissasi
elative
hemeralopiastasi
hemeralopioistasi
illative
hemeralopiaasi
hemeralopioihisi
adessive
hemeralopiallasi
hemeralopioillasi
ablative
hemeralopialtasi
hemeralopioiltasi
allative
hemeralopiallesi
hemeralopioillesi
essive
hemeralopianasi
hemeralopioinasi
translative
hemeralopiaksesi
hemeralopioiksesi
abessive
hemeralopiattasi
hemeralopioittasi
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiamme
hemeralopiamme
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiamme
hemeralopiamme
gen.
hemeralopiamme
genitive
hemeralopiamme
hemeralopioidemme hemeralopioittemme hemeralopiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaamme
hemeralopioitamme
inessive
hemeralopiassamme
hemeralopioissamme
elative
hemeralopiastamme
hemeralopioistamme
illative
hemeralopiaamme
hemeralopioihimme
adessive
hemeralopiallamme
hemeralopioillamme
ablative
hemeralopialtamme
hemeralopioiltamme
allative
hemeralopiallemme
hemeralopioillemme
essive
hemeralopianamme
hemeralopioinamme
translative
hemeralopiaksemme
hemeralopioiksemme
abessive
hemeralopiattamme
hemeralopioittamme
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopianne
hemeralopianne
accusative
nom.
hemeralopianne
hemeralopianne
gen.
hemeralopianne
genitive
hemeralopianne
hemeralopioidenne hemeralopioittenne hemeralopiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaanne
hemeralopioitanne
inessive
hemeralopiassanne
hemeralopioissanne
elative
hemeralopiastanne
hemeralopioistanne
illative
hemeralopiaanne
hemeralopioihinne
adessive
hemeralopiallanne
hemeralopioillanne
ablative
hemeralopialtanne
hemeralopioiltanne
allative
hemeralopiallenne
hemeralopioillenne
essive
hemeralopiananne
hemeralopioinanne
translative
hemeralopiaksenne
hemeralopioiksenne
abessive
hemeralopiattanne
hemeralopioittanne
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hemeralopiansa
hemeralopiansa
accusative
nom.
hemeralopiansa
hemeralopiansa
gen.
hemeralopiansa
genitive
hemeralopiansa
hemeralopioidensa hemeralopioittensa hemeralopiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hemeralopiaansa
hemeralopioitaan hemeralopioitansa
inessive
hemeralopiassaan hemeralopiassansa
hemeralopioissaan hemeralopioissansa
elative
hemeralopiastaan hemeralopiastansa
hemeralopioistaan hemeralopioistansa
illative
hemeralopiaansa
hemeralopioihinsa
adessive
hemeralopiallaan hemeralopiallansa
hemeralopioillaan hemeralopioillansa
ablative
hemeralopialtaan hemeralopialtansa
hemeralopioiltaan hemeralopioiltansa
allative
hemeralopialleen hemeralopiallensa
hemeralopioilleen hemeralopioillensa
essive
hemeralopianaan hemeralopianansa
hemeralopioinaan hemeralopioinansa
translative
hemeralopiakseen hemeralopiaksensa
hemeralopioikseen hemeralopioiksensa
abessive
hemeralopiattaan hemeralopiattansa
hemeralopioittaan hemeralopioittansa
instructive
comitative
—hemeralopioineen hemeralopioinensa :

## Polish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra) +‎ Ancient Greek ἀλαός (alaós) +‎ -opia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xɛ.mɛ.raˈlɔ.pja/
* Rhymes: -ɔpja
* Syllabification: he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

### Noun

hemeralopia f
* (medicine) hemeralopia
    Synonyms: ślepota zmierzchowa, kurza ślepota

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “hemeralopia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

### Further reading

* hemeralopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Slovak
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦemeralɔpi̯a]

### Noun

hemeralopia f (relational adjective hemeralopický)
* (medicine) hemeralopia

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “hemeralopia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* hemeralopía

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμεράλωψ (hēmerálōps).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /emeɾaˈlopja/ [e.me.ɾaˈlo.pja]
* Rhymes: -opja
* Syllabification: he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

### Noun

hemeralopia f (uncountable)
* night blindness, nyctalopia