tetano

See also: tétano

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English tetanus, Latin tetanus and French tétanos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈtano]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: te‧ta‧no

Noun

tetano (uncountable, accusative tetanon)

1. tetanus
   • 1998 March, Vladimir Lemelev, “Homo, kiu savis milionojn”, in Monato, page 12:

     La sukceso de la kontraŭ-variola kampanjo rezultigis plian programon de vakcinado kontraŭ ses malsanoj: tuberkulozo, difterio, kokluŝo, morbilo, poliomjelito kaj tetano.

     The success of the anti-smallpox campaign resulted in more vaccination programs against six diseases: tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ta.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛtano
• Hyphenation: tè‧ta‧no

Noun

tetano m (plural tetani)

1. (pathology) tetanus

Derived terms

• tetanico
• tetania

Anagrams

• Toante, notate, tonate

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tetanos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tétano, variant of tétanos, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtetano/ [ˌt̪ɛː.t̪ɐˈn̪o]
• Rhymes: -etano
• Syllabification: te‧ta‧no

Noun

tétanó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜈᜓ)

1. (medicine) tetanus

Derived terms

• magkatetano
• matetano

Further reading

• “tetano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018