LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

phrenēsis

phrenēsis f (genitive phrenēsis)
Classical[pʰrɛˈneː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[freˈnɛː.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. madness, delirium, frenzy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephrenēsisphrenēsēs
genitivephrenēsisphrenēsium
dativephrenēsīphrenēsibus
accusativephrenēsinphrenēsēs
phrenēsīs
ablativephrenēsephrenēsibus
vocativephrenēsisphrenēsēs

phrĕnēsis, is, f., = φρένησις,
I. madness, delirium, frenzy: phrenesis tum demum est, cum continua dementia esse incipit, etc., Cels. 3, 18 (al. phrenitis; shortly before written as Greek, φρένησις): die et phrenesin et insaniam viribus necessariam, Sen. de Ira, 1, 13, 3: manifesta, Juv. 14, 136; Ser. Samm. 7, 90; Prud. Hamart. 125.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φρένησις (phrénēsis), late variant of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis).

Descendants
  • Frenchfrénésiefrom Medieval Latin phrenesia
  • Englishfrenzyfrom Medieval Latin phrenesia
  • Italianfrenesiafrom Medieval Latin phrenesia
  • Spanishfrenesífrom Medieval Latin phrenesia
  • Englishphrenesis
  • Scotsfranazyfrom Medieval Latin phrenesia

Quick answers

What does phrenēsis mean in Latin?
phrenēsis, a noun, means “madness, delirium, frenzy”.
What is the genitive of phrenēsis?
The genitive singular is phrenēsis. phrenēsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce phrenēsis?
In classical Latin, [pʰrɛˈneː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [freˈnɛː.s̬is].