eclampsia
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklampsis, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklámpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)
- (pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
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References
edit- “eclampsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “eclampsia”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Italian
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Noun
editeclampsia f (plural eclampsie)
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editFurther reading
edit- eclampsia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklampsis, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklámpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈklamp.si.a/, [ɛˈkɫ̪ämps̠iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈklamp.si.a/, [eˈklämpsiä]
Noun
editeclampsia f (genitive eclampsiae); first declension
Inflection
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | eclampsia | eclampsiae |
Genitive | eclampsiae | eclampsiārum |
Dative | eclampsiae | eclampsiīs |
Accusative | eclampsiam | eclampsiās |
Ablative | eclampsiā | eclampsiīs |
Vocative | eclampsia | eclampsiae |
Descendants
edit- → English: eclampsia
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ἔκλαμψις (éklampsis, “lightning”) + -ia.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeclampsia f (plural eclampsias)
References
edit- ^ “eclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading
edit- “eclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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