hemeralopia

See also: hemeralopía

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^(key): /ˌhɛm.əɹ.əˈloʊ.pi.ə/
• Hyphenation: hem‧er‧a‧lo‧pi‧a

Noun

hemeralopia (plural hemeralopias)

1. (medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
2. (medicine, archaic) Night blindness.

Derived terms

• hemeralopic

Translations

day blindness — see day blindness

See also

• nyctalopia

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhemerɑlopiɑ/, [ˈhe̞me̞ˌrɑ̝lo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hemeralopia

1. (medicine) day blindness, hemeralopia

Declension

Inflection of hemeralopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		hemeralopia	hemeralopiat
genitive		hemeralopian	hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten
partitive		hemeralopiaa	hemeralopioita
illative		hemeralopiaan	hemeralopioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hemeralopia	hemeralopiat
accusative	nom.	hemeralopia	hemeralopiat
	gen.	hemeralopian
genitive		hemeralopian	hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten hemeralopiain rare
partitive		hemeralopiaa	hemeralopioita
inessive		hemeralopiassa	hemeralopioissa
elative		hemeralopiasta	hemeralopioista
illative		hemeralopiaan	hemeralopioihin
adessive		hemeralopialla	hemeralopioilla
ablative		hemeralopialta	hemeralopioilta
allative		hemeralopialle	hemeralopioille
essive		hemeralopiana	hemeralopioina
translative		hemeralopiaksi	hemeralopioiksi
abessive		hemeralopiatta	hemeralopioitta
instructive		—	hemeralopioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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)

1. (medicine) night blindness, nyctalopia

Declension

Inflection of hemeralopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		hemeralopia	hemeralopiat
genitive		hemeralopian	hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten
partitive		hemeralopiaa	hemeralopioita
illative		hemeralopiaan	hemeralopioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hemeralopia	hemeralopiat
accusative	nom.	hemeralopia	hemeralopiat
	gen.	hemeralopian
genitive		hemeralopian	hemeralopioiden hemeralopioitten hemeralopiain rare
partitive		hemeralopiaa	hemeralopioita
inessive		hemeralopiassa	hemeralopioissa
elative		hemeralopiasta	hemeralopioista
illative		hemeralopiaan	hemeralopioihin
adessive		hemeralopialla	hemeralopioilla
ablative		hemeralopialta	hemeralopioilta
allative		hemeralopialle	hemeralopioille
essive		hemeralopiana	hemeralopioina
translative		hemeralopiaksi	hemeralopioiksi
abessive		hemeralopiatta	hemeralopioitta
instructive		—	hemeralopioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥

Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər

Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar)

Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra)

Ancient Greek ἀλαός (alaós)

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs

Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs

Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps)

Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)lbor.

Polish -ia

Polish -opia

Polish hemeralopia

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛ.mɛ.raˈlɔ.pja/
• Rhymes: -ɔpja
• Syllabification: he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

Noun

hemeralopia f

1. (medicine) hemeralopia

   Synonyms: ślepota zmierzchowa, kurza ślepota

Declension

Declension of hemeralopia

	singular
nominative	hemeralopia
genitive	hemeralopii
dative	hemeralopii
accusative	hemeralopię
instrumental	hemeralopią
locative	hemeralopii
vocative	hemeralopio

Further reading

• “hemeralopia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Slovak

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦemeralɔpia/, [ˈɦemeralɔpia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pi‧a

Noun

hemeralopia f (relational adjective hemeralopický)

1. (medicine) hemeralopia

Declension

Declension of hemeralopia
(pattern ulica)

	singular
nominative	hemeralopia
genitive	hemeralopie
dative	hemeralopii
accusative	hemeralopiu
locative	hemeralopii
instrumental	hemeralopiou

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, 2003–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• hemeralopía

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἡμεράλωψ (hēmerálōps).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emeɾaˈlopja/ [e.me.ɾaˈlo.pja]
• Rhymes: -opja
• Syllabification: he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

Noun

hemeralopia f (uncountable)

1. night blindness, nyctalopia