intertrigo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intertrīgō.

Noun

intertrigo (uncountable)

1. (medicine, dated) Chafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin.

Latin

Etymology

inter- +‎ terō +‎ -īgō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.terˈtriː.ɡoː/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈt̪riːɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈtri.ɡo/, [in̪t̪erˈt̪riːɡo]

Noun

intertrīgō f (genitive intertrīginis); third declension

1. a patch of skin sore from rubbing, chafing

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	intertrīgō	intertrīginēs
genitive	intertrīginis	intertrīginum
dative	intertrīginī	intertrīginibus
accusative	intertrīginem	intertrīginēs
ablative	intertrīgine	intertrīginibus
vocative	intertrīgō	intertrīginēs

Descendants

• English: intertrigo

References

• “intertrīgō” on page 950/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin intertrīgō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.tehˈtɾi.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.tehˈtɾi.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɾˈtɾi.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.teχˈtɾi.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɻˈtɾi.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɛɾˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.tɛɾˈtɾi.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -iɡu
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧tri‧go

Noun

intertrigo m (plural intertrigos)

1. (medicine) intertrigo (erythema caused by repeated friction of the skin, especially on the thighs)

   Synonym: intertrigem

Further reading

• “intertrigo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “intertrigo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intertrigo.

Noun

intertrigo n (uncountable)

1. intertrigo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	intertrigo	intertrigoul
genitive-dative	intertrigo	intertrigoului
vocative	intertrigoule

References

• intertrigo in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN