LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

diarrhoea

diarrhoea f (genitive diarrhoeae)
Classical[di.arˈrʰoe̯.a]Ecclesiastical[di.arˈrɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininediarrhoea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediarrhoeadiarrhoeae
genitivediarrhoeaediarrhoeārum
dativediarrhoeaediarrhoeīs
accusativediarrhoeamdiarrhoeās
ablativediarrhoeādiarrhoeīs
vocativediarrhoeadiarrhoeae

dĭarrhoea, ae, f., = διάῤῥοια,
I. diarrhœa, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 19.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindiarrhoea

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) Ancient Greek δῐᾰρρέω (dĭărrhéō) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă) Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia)bor. Latin diarrhoea Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia).

Descendants
  • Catalandiarrea
  • Italiandiarrea
  • Englishdiarrhoeafrom Middle French diarrie
  • Englishdiarrhœafrom Middle French diarrie
  • Frenchdiarrhéefrom Middle French diarrie
  • Romaniandiareefrom Middle French diarrie
  • Frenchdiarrhœefrom Middle French diarrie
  • Occitandiarrèia
  • Portuguesediarreia
  • Spanishdiarrea

In English words that came into English from diarrhoea

  • diarrheadiarrhoea

Quick answers

What does diarrhoea mean in Latin?
diarrhoea, a noun, means “diarrhoea”.
What is the genitive of diarrhoea?
The genitive singular is diarrhoeae. diarrhoea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce diarrhoea?
In classical Latin, [di.arˈrʰoe̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.arˈrɛː.a].
Where does diarrhoea come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin diarrhoea.