αλλεργία

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Allergie. Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, other) + ἔργον (érgon, work, activity), on the model of Energie.

Noun

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αλλεργία (allergíaf (plural αλλεργίες)

  1. (medicine) allergy (condition)
  2. (figuratively) antipathy, repulsion

Declension

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