spasme

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspasmɛ]

Etymology 1

Verb

spasme

1. first-person plural imperative of spasit

Etymology 2

Verb

spasme

1. first-person plural imperative of spást

French

Etymology

From Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spasm/

Noun

spasme m (plural spasmes)

1. spasm

   je suis sujette à des spasmes, des espèces de crampes au cœur ! (Honoré de Balzac, Honorine, 1843)

Related terms

• spasmodique
• spasmodiquement
• spasmolytique

References

• “spasme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “spasme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

Noun

spasme m (definite singular spasmen, indefinite plural spasmer, definite plural spasmene)

1. a spasm

References

• “spasme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

Noun

spasme m (definite singular spasmen, indefinite plural spasmar, definite plural spasmane)

1. a spasm

References

• “spasme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

spasme ?

1. Alternative form of espasme