LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

eczema

eczema n (genitive eczematis)
Classical[ˈɛɡ.zɛ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛɡ.d͡ze.ma]

Meaning

  1. neutereczema

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeczemaeczemata
genitiveeczematiseczematum
dativeeczematīeczematibus
accusativeeczemaeczemata
ablativeeczemateeczematibus
vocativeeczemaeczemata

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greek ἐκ(ek)
  5. Ancient Greek ἐκ-(ek-)
  6. Ancient Greek ζέω(zéō)
  7. Ancient Greek ἐκζέω(ekzéō)
  8. Ancient Greek -μα(-ma)
  9. Latineczema

Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă)bor. Latin eczema Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzemă).

Descendants
  • Englisheczema
  • Ukrainianекзе́ма

In English words that came into English from eczema

  • eczemaeczema

Quick answers

What does eczema mean in Latin?
eczema, a noun, means “eczema”.
What is the genitive of eczema?
The genitive singular is eczematis. eczema is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce eczema?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛɡ.zɛ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛɡ.d͡ze.ma].
Where does eczema come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs → Proto-Hellenic *eks → Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) → Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) → Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō) → Ancient Greek ἐκζέω (ekzéō) → Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) → Latin eczema.