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Etymology

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From late Latin lēthargia, from Ancient Greek ληθαργία (lēthargía, drowsiness), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, forgetful, lethargic). This is a compound of λήθη (lḗthē, oblivion) and ἀργός (argós, idle), which consists of negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and noun ἔργον (érgon, deed, work). [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛtarɡɪjɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪjɛ
  • Hyphenation: le‧tar‧gie

Noun

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letargie f

  1. (pathology) Lethargy (pathological drowsiness) [19th c.]
  2. (psychology) Lethargy (apathy, lack of emotions and interest)
  3. (nuclear physics) Lethargy (quantity characterizing the rate of decelaration of neutrons)

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “letargie”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 375

Further reading

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  • letargie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • letargie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • letargie in Internetová jazyková příručka

Italian

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Noun

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letargie f

  1. plural of letargia

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French léthargie.

Noun

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letargie f (plural letargii)

  1. lethargy

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