letargie
Czech
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛtarɡɪjɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɪjɛ
- Hyphenation: le‧tar‧gie
Noun
letargie f
- (pathology) Lethargy (pathological drowsiness). [19th c.]
- (psychology) Lethargy (apathy, lack of emotions and interest).
- (nuclear physics) Lethargy (quantity characterizing the rate of decelaration of neutrons).
Declension
Declension of letargie
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | letargie | letargie |
| genitive | letargie | letargií |
| dative | letargii | letargiím |
| accusative | letargii | letargie |
| vocative | letargie | letargie |
| locative | letargii | letargiích |
| instrumental | letargií | letargiemi |
Derived terms
- letargický
References
- "letargie" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 375.
Further reading
- letargie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- letargie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- letargie in Internetová jazyková příručka
Italian
Noun
letargie f
- plural of letargia
Anagrams
- elargite, relegati, rigelate, rilegate, tagliere
Romanian
Etymology
From French léthargie.
Noun
letargie f (plural letargii)
- lethargy
Declension
Declension of letargie
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) letargie | letargia | (niște) letargii | letargiile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) letargii | letargiei | (unor) letargii | letargiilor |
| vocative | letargie, letargio | letargiilor | ||