amenoré

See also: amenore

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• amenore

Etymology

First part a- +‎ a-, from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Second part men from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *méns (“month, visible moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), from earlier *méh₁n̥ss, probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Last part oré from Ancient Greek -ροια (-roia, “flowing”), from ῥέειν (rhéein, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amɛnʊˈreː/

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• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧no‧ré
• Homophone: amenore

Noun

amenoré m (definite singular amenoréen or amenoreen, indefinite plural amenoréer or amenoreer, definite plural amenoréene or amenoreene)

1. (medicine) amenorrhoea (absence of menstrual discharge)

   primær amenoré ― primary amenorrhoea

   sekundær amenoré ― secondary amenorrhoea

Related terms

• dysmenoré (“dysmenorrhea”)

See also

• menstruasjon, mens (“menstruation, period”)

References

• “amenoré” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “amenoré” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “amenoré” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• amenore, amorene, moareen, moraene, omanere