"phthisis" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈftiː.s̬is] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek φθῐ́σῐς (phthĭ́sĭs). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|φθῐ́σῐς}} Ancient Greek φθῐ́σῐς (phthĭ́sĭs) Head templates: {{la-noun|phthisis<3>|g=f}} phthisis f (genitive phthisis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|phthisis<3>}} Forms: phthisis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], phthisis [nominative, singular], phthisēs [nominative, plural], phthisis [genitive, singular], phthisium [genitive, plural], phthisī [dative, singular], phthisibus [dative, plural], phthisem [accusative, singular], phthisēs [accusative, plural], phthisīs [accusative, plural], phthise [ablative, singular], phthisibus [ablative, plural], phthisis [singular, vocative], phthisēs [plural, vocative], pthisis [alternative]
  1. consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis Tags: declension-3, feminine Synonyms (consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis): phthoē Derived forms: phthisicō Related terms: phthisicus

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "phthisis"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "tisi"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Ancient Greek φθῐ́σῐς (phthĭ́sĭs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pthisis",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "phthisis<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "phthisis<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Diseases",
          "orig": "la:Diseases",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "phthisicō"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The most temperate are assailed by illness, the strongest by wasting disease, the most innocent by chastisement, the most secluded by the noisy mob.",
          "ref": "c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 91.5",
          "text": "Invadit temperantissimos morbus, validissimos phthisis, innocentissimos poena, secretissimos tumultus.",
          "translation": "The most temperate are assailed by illness, the strongest by wasting disease, the most innocent by chastisement, the most secluded by the noisy mob.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis"
      ],
      "id": "en-phthisis-la-noun-gVNlIWBV",
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          "consumption"
        ],
        [
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      ],
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        }
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          "word": "phthoē"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈftiː.s̬is]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phthisis"
}
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      "word": "phthisicō"
    }
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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "phthisis"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "tisi"
    }
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        "2": "grc",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Ancient Greek φθῐ́σῐς (phthĭ́sĭs).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthise",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phthisēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pthisis",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "phthisis<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "phthisicus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The most temperate are assailed by illness, the strongest by wasting disease, the most innocent by chastisement, the most secluded by the noisy mob.",
          "ref": "c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 91.5",
          "text": "Invadit temperantissimos morbus, validissimos phthisis, innocentissimos poena, secretissimos tumultus.",
          "translation": "The most temperate are assailed by illness, the strongest by wasting disease, the most innocent by chastisement, the most secluded by the noisy mob.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis"
      ],
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          "consumption"
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        [
          "phthisis",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "tuberculosis",
          "tuberculosis"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈftiː.s̬is]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis",
      "word": "phthoē"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phthisis"
}

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