Wiktionary

empeine

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish empeine, from Latin impetigo, impetiginem.

Noun edit

empéine

  1. herpes

Spanish edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /emˈpeine/ [ẽmˈpei̯.ne]
  • Rhymes: -eine
  • Syllabification: em‧pei‧ne

Etymology 1 edit

From en- (“in-”) +‎ peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.

Noun edit

empeine m (plural empeines)

  1. (anatomy) instep
  2. upper (of footwear)

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Latin impetīgine, singular ablative of impetīgō. Doublet of the borrowed impétigo.

Noun edit

empeine m (plural empeines)

  1. (pathology, dermatology) dermatophytosis, ringworm

Further reading edit

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