abulia
See also: abulią
English
Alternative forms
- aboulia
Etymology
From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/
Audio (RP) (file) Audio (RP) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /əˈbu.li.ə/
- Rhymes: -uːliə
Noun
abulia (countable and uncountable, plural abulias)
- (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]
- 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:
- He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.
- 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:
Translations
absence of will-power or decisiveness
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References
- Morris, William, editor (1969) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., published 1971, →ISBN, page 6
Anagrams
- Labiau
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑbuliɑ/, [ˈɑbuˌliɑ]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧bu‧li‧a
Noun
abulia
- abulia
- Synonyms: tahdottomuus, (rare) tahdonheikkous
Declension
| Inflection of abulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abulia | abuliat | |
| genitive | abulian | abulioiden abulioitten | |
| partitive | abuliaa | abulioita | |
| illative | abuliaan | abulioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | abulia | abuliat | |
| accusative | nom. | abulia | abuliat |
| gen. | abulian | ||
| genitive | abulian | abulioiden abulioitten abuliainrare | |
| partitive | abuliaa | abulioita | |
| inessive | abuliassa | abulioissa | |
| elative | abuliasta | abulioista | |
| illative | abuliaan | abulioihin | |
| adessive | abulialla | abulioilla | |
| ablative | abulialta | abulioilta | |
| allative | abulialle | abulioille | |
| essive | abuliana | abulioina | |
| translative | abuliaksi | abulioiksi | |
| instructive | — | abulioin | |
| abessive | abuliatta | abulioitta | |
| comitative | — | abulioineen | |
| Possessive forms of abulia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | abuliani | abuliamme |
| 2nd person | abuliasi | abulianne |
| 3rd person | abuliansa | |
Derived terms
- abuulinen
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.buˈli.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: a‧bu‧lì‧a
Noun
abulia f (plural abulie)
- (psychiatry) abulia
- apathy, idleness
Derived terms
- abulico
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).
Noun
abūlia f sg (genitive abūliae); first declension
- (New Latin, psychiatry) abulia
- 1841, Johann Christian August Heinroth, Meletemata psychiatrica II. De formis amentiae, page 11:
- Qui contra melancholia affecti sunt, et paranoia fixa et abulia, in his contraria ratio habenda est: summa nimirum lenitas, et affabilitas, et amicabilitas iis adhibenda.
- As for those who are affected by melancholia, and fixed paranoia and abulia, the contrary method is to be employed in these cases: the greatest gentleness, and affability, and amiableness should of course be applied to them.
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | abūlia |
| Genitive | abūliae |
| Dative | abūliae |
| Accusative | abūliam |
| Ablative | abūliā |
| Vocative | abūlia |
Polish
Alternative forms
- abulja (Pre-reform orthography (1936))
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).[1][2] First attested in 1842.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbu.lja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ulja
- Syllabification: a‧bu‧lia
Noun
abulia f
- (psychiatry) abulia
Declension
Declension of abulia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | abulia |
| genitive | abulii |
| dative | abulii |
| accusative | abulię |
| instrumental | abulią |
| locative | abulii |
| vocative | abulio |
Derived terms
adjective
- abuliczny
noun
- abulik
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “abulia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- Józef Majer (1842) Niemiecko-polski słownik wyrazów lekarskich, page 87
Further reading
- abulia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- abulia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abulja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 4
- abulia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Portuguese
Etymology
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Noun
abulia f (uncountable)
- (psychiatry) abulia
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbulja/ [aˈβ̞u.lja]
- Rhymes: -ulja
- Syllabification: a‧bu‧lia
Noun
abulia f (plural abulias)
- (psychiatry) abulia
Related terms
- abúlico
Further reading
- “abulia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014