disenteria

See also: disentería

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [di.zən.təˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [di.zen.teˈɾi.a]

Noun

disenteria f (plural disenteries)

1. (pathology) dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)

Related terms

• disentèric

Further reading

• “disenteria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• desenterea, dysenteria (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dews-?

Proto-Indo-European *dus-

Proto-Hellenic *dus-

Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder.

Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería)bor.

Latin dysenterialbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese desinteria

Portuguese disenteria

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese desinteria, borrowed from Latin dysenteria, borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-) + ἔντερον (énteron) + -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.zẽ.teˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.zẽ.teˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.zẽ.teˈɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.zẽ.tɨˈɾi.ɐ/

Noun

disenteria f (plural disenterias)

1. (pathology) dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)