impetigo

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin impetīgo, from impetĕre (literally “to rush upon, assail, attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmpɪˈtaɪgəʊ/
• Rhymes: -aɪɡəʊ

Noun

impetigo (plural impetigos)

1. (pathology) A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.

Derived terms

• impetigenous
• impetiginous

Translations

contagious bacterial skin disease

• Dutch: impetigo (nl) m
• Hungarian: ótvar (hu)

• Spanish: impétigo (es) m

---

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈpeː.ti.ɣoː/

  Audio (NL)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ti‧go

Noun

impetigo m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) impetigo

---

Latin

Etymology

From the verb impetō, from petō (“attack”).

Noun

impetīgō (genitive impetīginis); f, third declension

1. impetigo

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	impetīgō	impetīginēs
genitive	impetīginis	impetīginum
dative	impetīginī	impetīginibus
accusative	impetīginem	impetīginēs
ablative	impetīgine	impetīginibus
vocative	impetīgō	impetīginēs

Derived terms

• petīgo

Descendants

• Dutch: impetigo
• English: impetigo, petechia
• Italian: impetigine, petecchia
• Portuguese: impigem, impetigo
• Romanian: pecingine
• Spanish: impetigo