dysentery
/ˈdɪsənˌteɹi/DIH-suhn-teh-ree
/ˈdɪsənˌtɛɹi/DIH-suhn-teh-ree
Meaninga bad gut
Common meaning: an infectious bowel disease
- dysbad, hard (Greek dus-)
- entera bowel, gutLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 266 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘bad, hard (Greek dus-)’ + ‘a bowel, gut’ → dysentery
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἔντερον ‘a bowel, gut’.
Roots
- ἔντερον Greek “a bowel, gut”
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