elefantíase

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλεφᾰντῐ́ᾱσῐς (elephăntĭ́āsĭs), through Latin elephantiasis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.a.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.a.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.a.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨ.fɐ̃ˈti.ɐ.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -iazi, -iɐzɨ
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧fan‧tí‧a‧se

Noun

elefantíase f (plural elefantíases)

1. (pathology) elephantiasis

See also

• filariose

Further reading

• “elefantíase”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “elefantíase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025