# amnesia
## English
### Etymology

From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō, “to remind, to remember”) prefixed with the alpha privative.

### Pronunciation

* (Canada) IPA: /ˌæmˈniʒə/
* (UK) IPA: /æmˈniːʒə/, /æmˈniːz.i.ə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːʒə

### Noun

amnesia (countable and uncountable, plural amnesias or amnesiæ)
* (pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
** 2009 October 4, Stacey D’Erasmo, “Glory Days”, in The New York Times‎:I lay around my Barnard dorm room listening to Nina Simone records and reading his first novel, “Forgetting Elena,” which takes place in a highly mythopoeticized version of Fire Island and nominally concerns a man with amnesia.
* (figurative) Forgetfulness.
    a state of cultural amnesia
* (UK, slang) A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.
    Synonyms: amm, ammie; see also Thesaurus:marijuana
** 2015, Jme, “Man Don’t Care” (track 13), in Integrity>, performed by Jme:She's lighting up some sensis, he's lighting up amnesias / I'm 'bout to get it started, I'm 'bout to get amnesia'd

#### Derived terms

* amnesiac
* amnesic
* anterograde amnesia
* character amnesia
* childhood amnesia
* digital amnesia
* dissociative amnesia
* historical amnesia
* infantile amnesia
* maternal amnesia
* milk of amnesia
* momnesia
* national amnesia
* psychogenic amnesia
* retrograde amnesia
* Romnesia
* transient epileptic amnesia

#### Related terms

* amnestic
* amnestical
* amnestically
* amnesty
* promnesia

#### Translations

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### References

* ↑ “amnesia n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

### Anagrams

* aminase, anemias

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑmnesiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝mne̞ˌs̠iɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: am‧ne‧sia

### Noun

amnesia
* amnesia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of amnesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amnesiani
amnesiani
accusative
nom.
amnesiani
amnesiani
gen.
amnesiani
genitive
amnesiani
amnesioideni amnesioitteni amnesiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
amnesiaani
amnesioitani
inessive
amnesiassani
amnesioissani
elative
amnesiastani
amnesioistani
illative
amnesiaani
amnesioihini
adessive
amnesiallani
amnesioillani
ablative
amnesialtani
amnesioiltani
allative
amnesialleni
amnesioilleni
essive
amnesianani
amnesioinani
translative
amnesiakseni
amnesioikseni
abessive
amnesiattani
amnesioittani
instructive
comitative
—amnesioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amnesiasi
amnesiasi
accusative
nom.
amnesiasi
amnesiasi
gen.
amnesiasi
genitive
amnesiasi
amnesioidesi amnesioittesi amnesiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
amnesiaasi
amnesioitasi
inessive
amnesiassasi
amnesioissasi
elative
amnesiastasi
amnesioistasi
illative
amnesiaasi
amnesioihisi
adessive
amnesiallasi
amnesioillasi
ablative
amnesialtasi
amnesioiltasi
allative
amnesiallesi
amnesioillesi
essive
amnesianasi
amnesioinasi
translative
amnesiaksesi
amnesioiksesi
abessive
amnesiattasi
amnesioittasi
instructive
comitative
—amnesioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amnesiamme
amnesiamme
accusative
nom.
amnesiamme
amnesiamme
gen.
amnesiamme
genitive
amnesiamme
amnesioidemme amnesioittemme amnesiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
amnesiaamme
amnesioitamme
inessive
amnesiassamme
amnesioissamme
elative
amnesiastamme
amnesioistamme
illative
amnesiaamme
amnesioihimme
adessive
amnesiallamme
amnesioillamme
ablative
amnesialtamme
amnesioiltamme
allative
amnesiallemme
amnesioillemme
essive
amnesianamme
amnesioinamme
translative
amnesiaksemme
amnesioiksemme
abessive
amnesiattamme
amnesioittamme
instructive
comitative
—amnesioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amnesianne
amnesianne
accusative
nom.
amnesianne
amnesianne
gen.
amnesianne
genitive
amnesianne
amnesioidenne amnesioittenne amnesiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
amnesiaanne
amnesioitanne
inessive
amnesiassanne
amnesioissanne
elative
amnesiastanne
amnesioistanne
illative
amnesiaanne
amnesioihinne
adessive
amnesiallanne
amnesioillanne
ablative
amnesialtanne
amnesioiltanne
allative
amnesiallenne
amnesioillenne
essive
amnesiananne
amnesioinanne
translative
amnesiaksenne
amnesioiksenne
abessive
amnesiattanne
amnesioittanne
instructive
comitative
—amnesioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amnesiansa
amnesiansa
accusative
nom.
amnesiansa
amnesiansa
gen.
amnesiansa
genitive
amnesiansa
amnesioidensa amnesioittensa amnesiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
amnesiaansa
amnesioitaan amnesioitansa
inessive
amnesiassaan amnesiassansa
amnesioissaan amnesioissansa
elative
amnesiastaan amnesiastansa
amnesioistaan amnesioistansa
illative
amnesiaansa
amnesioihinsa
adessive
amnesiallaan amnesiallansa
amnesioillaan amnesioillansa
ablative
amnesialtaan amnesialtansa
amnesioiltaan amnesioiltansa
allative
amnesialleen amnesiallensa
amnesioilleen amnesioillensa
essive
amnesianaan amnesianansa
amnesioinaan amnesioinansa
translative
amnesiakseen amnesiaksensa
amnesioikseen amnesioiksensa
abessive
amnesiattaan amnesiattansa
amnesioittaan amnesioittansa
instructive
comitative
—amnesioineen amnesioinensa :

### Further reading

* “amnesia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* mesaani, saamien

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō, “to remind, to remember”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [amˈnesia̯]
* Hyphenation: am‧né‧sia

### Noun

amnésia (plural amnesia-amnesia)
* (pathology) amnesia: loss of memory

#### Derived terms

* amnesia akibat obat
* amnesia anterograd
* amnesia disosiatif
* amnesia global sementara
* amnesia infantil
* amnesia lakunar
* amnesia masa silam
* amnesia mundur
* amnesia psikogenik
* amnesia psikologis
* amnesia retrograd
* amnesia sumber

#### Related terms

* amnesti

### Further reading

* “amnesia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /am.neˈzi.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: am‧ne‧sì‧a

### Noun

amnesia f (plural amnesie)
* amnesia

### Anagrams

* esamina

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /amˈnesja/ [ãmˈne.sja]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -esja
* Syllabification: am‧ne‧sia

### Noun

amnesia f (plural amnesias)
* amnesia

#### Derived terms

* amnesia anterógrada
* amnesia retrógrada
* amnésico

### Further reading

* “amnesia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10