"phthisis" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈftiː.s̬is] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek φθῐ́σῐς (phthĭ́sĭs). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:φθῐ́σῐς|text=:grc}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "decay", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "decline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰgʷʰéyti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "burn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰegʷʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "aktionsart verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰgʷʰey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "action nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰgʷʰéytis", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*kʷʰtʰítis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "φθῐ́σῐς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "phthisis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="phthisis"> Borrowed from 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: phthoē Derived forms: phthisicō Related terms: phthisicus

Inflected forms

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  "word": "phthisis"
}

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