wound

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundō. Verb from Middle English wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic *wundōną. Indo-European cognates include Albanian unë (“piece of a broken pot, splinter”).

PronunciationEdit

(UK) enPR: wo͞ond, IPA^(key): /wuːnd/
(US) enPR: wo͞ond, IPA^(key): /wund/
(obsolete) enPR: wound, IPA^(key): /waʊnd/
Audio (US)
(file)
Rhymes: -uːnd

NounEdit

wound (plural wounds)

An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "Liverpool 1-0 Man Utd", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:
  The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
- 1595 Shakespeare, "Wales. Before Flint castle", King Richard the Second.
  Showers of blood / Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
  I went below, and did what I could for my wound; it pained me a good deal, and still bled freely; but it was neither deep nor dangerous, nor did it greatly gall me when I used my arm.
(figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
(criminal law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

SynonymsEdit

(injury): injury, lesion
(something that offends a person's feelings): slight, slur, insult
See also Thesaurus:injury

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

injury

Abkhaz: ахәра (āx°rā)
Afrikaans: wond
Albanian: plagë (sq) f, lëndim (sq) m
Arabic: جُرْح‎ (ar) m (jurḥ)
Egyptian Arabic: جرح‎ m (gurḥ)
Armenian: վերք (hy) (verkʿ)
Aromanian: pleagã f, aranã f, ranã f
Azerbaijani: yara (az)
Bashkir: яра (yara), йәрәхәт (yäräxät)
Basque: zauri
Belarusian: ра́на f (rána)
Bengali: ক্ষত (kkhôt), ঘাত (ghat)
Bulgarian: ра́на (bg) f (rána)
Burmese: ဒဏ်ရာ (my) (danra)
Catalan: ferida (ca)
Chechen: чов (čow)
Chichewa: bala
Chinese:
Mandarin: 傷口 (zh), 伤口 (zh) (shāngkǒu), 傷害 (zh), 伤害 (zh) (shānghài)
Chukchi: атын
Chuvash: суран (suran)
Cimbrian: bunta f
Crimean Tatar: yara
Czech: rána (cs) f
Danish: skade (da) c
Dutch: wonde (nl) f, verwonding (nl) f, kwetsuur (nl) f

Egyptian:

(wbnw m)

Erzya: сэредькс (seredʹks), керявкс (kerjavks)
Esperanto: vundo (eo)
Estonian: haav
Finnish: haava (fi)
French: blessure (fr) f, plaie (fr) f
Friulian: feride f
Galician: ferida (gl) f
Georgian: ჭრილობა (č̣riloba)
German: Wunde (de) f, Verletzung (de) f
Greek: τραύμα (el) n (trávma), πληγή (el) f (pligí), πλήγωμα (el) n (plígoma), λαβωματιά (el) f (lavomatiá)
Ancient Greek: τραῦμα n (traûma), ὠτειλή f (ōteilḗ)
Haitian Creole: blesi
Hebrew: פְּגִיעָה‎ f (p'gi'á), פִּתֵּל‎ (he), עִקֵּל‎ (he)
Hindi: घाव (hi) m (ghāv)
Hungarian: seb (hu)
Icelandic: sár (is) n
Indonesian: luka (id), cedera (id), lecet (id)
Ingush: чов (čow)
Irish: créacht f, áladh m
Italian: lesione (it) f, ferita (it) f
Japanese: 傷 (ja) (きず, kizu), 怪我 (ja) (けが, kega)
Kazakh: жара (kk) (jara), жарақат (jaraqat), зақым (zaqım)
Khmer: របួស (km) (rɔbuəh)
Korean: 상처 (ko) (sangcheo)

Kyrgyz: жара (ky) (cara), жаракат (ky) (carakat), жараат (ky) (caraat)
Lao: ບາດແຜ (bāt phǣ), ບາດ (bāt), ແຜ (phǣ)
Latin: plaga (la) f, vulnus n
Latvian: brūce (lv) f
Lithuanian: žaizda (lt) f
Luxembourgish: Wonn f
Macedonian: ра́на f (rána)
Malay: luka
Maltese: ferita f, pjaga f
Maori: tūnga, wharatanga
Moksha: сярядькс (sjarjadʹks), керф (kerf)
Mongolian: шарх (mn) (šarh)
Ngazidja Comorian: ɓanguzi class 5/6
Norman: bliesseûthe f (Jersey)
Norwegian: sår (no) n, skade (no) m
Old English: benn, wund
Ossetian: цӕф (cæf), хъӕдгом (qædgom)
Pashto: زخم‎ (ps) m (záxәm)
Persian: زخم‎ (fa) (zaxm)
Polish: rana (pl) f
Portuguese: ferimento (pt) m, ferida (pt) f, lesão (pt), mágoa (pt) f, machucado (pt)
Romanian: rană (ro), plagă (ro), leziune (ro) f
Romansch: plaja f, plaga f, plaia f, pleja f
Russian: ра́на (ru) f (rána), ране́ние (ru) n (ranénije), тра́вма (ru) f (trávma)
Sanskrit: क्षति (sa) f (kṣati)
Scottish Gaelic: leòn m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: рана f

Roman: rana (sh) f
Sinhalese: තුවාලය (tuvālaya)
Slovak: rána f
Slovene: rana (sl) f
Spanish: herida (es) f, llaga (es)
Swahili: uvimbe (sw), jeraha (sw) class 9/10
Swedish: skada (sv) c, sår (sv) n
Tagalog: sugat
Tajik: захм (tg) (zaxm)
Tatar: җәрәхәт (tt) (cäräxät)
Telugu: గాయము (te) (gāyamu)
Thai: บาดแผล (th) (bàat-plɛ̌ɛ)
Tibetan: རྨ (rma)
Turkish: hasar (tr), yara (tr)
Turkmen: ýara
Tuvan: балыг (balıg)
Ukrainian: ра́на f (rána)
Urdu: گھاو‎ (ghāv)
Uyghur: جاراھەت‎ (jarahet)
Uzbek: yara (uz), jarohat (uz)
Vietnamese: vết thương (vi)
Volapük: vun (vo)
West Flemish: gabbe f
Yakut: баас (baas)
Yiddish: וווּנד‎ f (vund)

something that offends a person’s feelings

Catalan: ferida (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 傷害 (zh), 伤害 (zh) (shānghài), 傷心 (zh), 伤心 (zh) (shāngxīn)
Dutch: wonde (nl) f
Finnish: loukkaus (fi)
French: blessure (fr) f, offense (fr) f
German: Verletzung (de) f
Greek: τραύμα (el) n (trávma), πλήγμα (el) n (plígma), πλήγωμα (el) n (plígoma)
Hungarian: sértés (hu)
Indonesian: luka (id)

Italian: offesa (it) f
Japanese: 傷 (ja) (きず, kizu)
Korean: 상처 (ko) (sangcheo)
Norman: bliesseûthe f (Jersey)
Norwegian: sår (no) n
Portuguese: mágoa (pt) f
Russian: ра́на (ru) f (rána), тра́вма (ru) f (trávma)
Scottish Gaelic: leòn m
Swedish: sår (sv) n

an injury to a person by which the skin is divided

Catalan: lesió (ca)
Danish: sår (da) n
Dutch: verwonding (nl) f
Finnish: haava (fi)
French: blessure (fr) f, lésion (fr) f
Greek: τραύμα (el) n (trávma)

Icelandic: sár (is) n
Italian: ferita (it) f
Norman: bliesseûthe f (Jersey)
Norwegian: sår (no) n
Scottish Gaelic: leòn m
Swahili: uvimbe (sw)

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Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ჭრილობა (č̣riloba)

Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} vulnere, ^{(please verify)} lesion

VerbEdit

wound (third-person singular simple present wounds, present participle wounding, simple past and past participle wounded)

(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
(transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).
The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.

SynonymsEdit

(injure): See Thesaurus:harm
(hurt (feelings)): See Thesaurus:offend

TranslationsEdit

hurt or injure

Arabic: جَرَحَ‎ (ar) (jaraḥa)
Armenian: վիրավորել (hy) (viravorel)
Aromanian: arãnescu, rãnescu, pliguescu, lãvuescu
Azerbaijani: yaralamaq (az)
Belarusian: ра́ніць impf (ránicʹ), пара́ніць pf (paránicʹ)
Bulgarian: раня́вам (bg) impf (ranjávam), раня́ pf (ranjá)
Catalan: ferir (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 擊傷 (zh), 击伤 (zh) (jīshāng), 致傷, 致伤 (zhìshāng), 傷害 (zh), 伤害 (zh) (shānghài)
Cimbrian: buntan
Czech: ranit impf, zranit (cs) pf, poranit pf,
Danish: skade (da), såre
Dutch: verwonden (nl), kwetsen (nl)
Esperanto: vundi
Finnish: haavoittaa (fi)
French: blesser (fr)
Friulian: ferî
Galician: vulnerar (gl), ferir (gl), chagar, magoar (gl), mancar (gl)
German: verletzen (de), verwunden (de)
Greek: πληγώνω (el) (pligóno), τραυματίζω (el) (travmatízo), λαβώνω (el) (lavóno)
Ancient: τιτρώσκω (titrṓskō), τραυματίζω (traumatízō), ἑλκόω (helkóō)
Hebrew: פָּגַע‎ (he) (pagá)
Icelandic: særa, meiða (is)
Indonesian: melukai (id), mencederai (id)
Irish: leon (ga)
Italian: ferire (it)

Japanese: 傷付ける (きずつける, kizutsukeru), 怪我させる (けがさせる, kega saseru)
Korean: 상처를 입히다 (sangcheoreul iphida)
Latin: sauciō
Luxembourgish: verwonnen, blesséieren, verletzen
Macedonian: ранува impf (ranuva), рани pf (rani), повредува impf (povreduva), повреди pf (povredi)
Norwegian: skade (no)
Old English: wundian
Persian: مجروح کردن‎ (majruh kardan)
Polish: ranić (pl) impf, zranić (pl) pf
Portuguese: ferir (pt), lesar (pt), machucar (pt), vulnerar
Romanian: răni (ro), vătăma (ro)
Russian: ра́нить (ru) impf (ránitʹ), пора́нить (ru) pf (poránitʹ)
Sardinian: firiri
Scottish Gaelic: leòn, ciùrr
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ра̏нити pf

Roman: rȁniti (sh) pf
Slovak: raniť impf, zraniť pf
Slovene: raniti pf
Spanish: herir (es), lesionar (es)
Swahili: vimbe (sw)
Swedish: skada (sv), såra (sv)
Telugu: గాయపరచు (gāyaparacu)
Turkish: yaralamak (tr)
Ukrainian: ра́нити impf (rányty), пора́нити pf (porányty), зра́нити pf (zrányty)
Uzbek: yarador qilmoq
Volapük: vunön (vo)

hurt (someone's feelings)

Catalan: ferir (ca)
Czech: ranit
Danish: såre
Dutch: kwetsen (nl)
Esperanto: vundi
Finnish: loukata (fi)
French: blesser (fr), offenser (fr)
Galician: ferir (gl)
German: verletzen (de)
Greek: πληγώνω (el) (pligóno), τραυματίζω (el) (travmatízo)
Icelandic: særa
Indonesian: melukai (id)
Italian: ferire (it), offendere (it)

Japanese: 傷付ける (きずつける, kizutsukeru)
Korean: 상처를 입히다 (sangcheoreul iphida)
Macedonian: повре́дува (povréduva), навре́дува (navréduva)
Norwegian: såre
Polish: urazić (pl)
Portuguese: magoar (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: leòn, ciùrr
Spanish: herir (es), zaherir (es)
Swahili: vimbe (sw)
Swedish: såra (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

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Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} ferir, ^{(please verify)} vulnerar, ^{(please verify)} leder

Etymology 2Edit

See wind (Etymology 2)

PronunciationEdit

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /waʊnd/
Audio (US)
(file)
Rhymes: -aʊnd

VerbEdit

wound

simple past tense and past participle of wind
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Fate of the Artemis‎^[1]:
  “[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared. […]”