gangraena

See also: gangræna

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Noun

gangraena f (genitive gangraenae); first declension

1. gangrene

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gangraena	gangraenae
Genitive	gangraenae	gangraenārum
Dative	gangraenae	gangraenīs
Accusative	gangraenam	gangraenās
Ablative	gangraenā	gangraenīs
Vocative	gangraena	gangraenae

Descendants

• French: gangrène
  • → English: gangrene
  • → Romanian: gangrenă, cangrenă
  • → Turkish: kangren
• Italian: cancrena
• Russian: гангрена (gangrena)
• Spanish: gangrena

References

• “gangraena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gangraena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.