LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dysenteria

dysenteria f (genitive dysenteriae)
Classical[dy.sɛnˈtɛ.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[di.s̬enˈtɛː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. femininedysentery

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedysenteriadysenteriae
genitivedysenteriaedysenteriārum
dativedysenteriaedysenteriīs
accusativedysenteriamdysenteriās
ablativedysenteriādysenteriīs
vocativedysenteriadysenteriae

dўsentĕrĭa, ae, f., = δυσεντερία,
I. a flux, dysentery, Plin. 26, 8, 28, § 45; 28, 9, 33, § 128; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 6, 84 sq.; Vulg. Act. 28, 8 (in Cels. 4, 15; and Cic. Fam. 7, 26, written as Greek).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + ἔντερα (éntera, “bowels”).

Descendants
  • Catalandisenteria
  • GermanDysenterie
  • Italiandissenteria
  • Englishdysenteryfrom Old French dissenterie
  • Frenchdysenteriefrom Old French dissenterie
  • Occitandessentèrifrom Old French dissenterie
  • Portuguesedisenteriafrom Old Galician-Portuguese desinteria
  • Romaniandizenterie
  • Spanishdisentería
  • Albaniandizenteri

In English words that came into English from dysenteria

  • dysenterydysenteria

Quick answers

What does dysenteria mean in Latin?
dysenteria, a noun, means “dysentery”.
What is the genitive of dysenteria?
The genitive singular is dysenteriae. dysenteria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dysenteria?
In classical Latin, [dy.sɛnˈtɛ.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.s̬enˈtɛː.ri.a].