letargie

Czech

Etymology

From late Latin lēthargia, from Ancient Greek ληθαργία (lēthargía, “drowsiness”), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”). This is a compound of λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion”) and ἀργός (argós, “idle”), which consists of negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and noun ἔργον (érgon, “deed, work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtarɡɪjɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɪjɛ
• Hyphenation: le‧tar‧gie

Noun

letargie f

1. (pathology) Lethargy (pathological drowsiness) [19th c.]
2. (psychology) Lethargy (apathy, lack of emotions and interest)
3. (nuclear physics) Lethargy (quantity characterizing the rate of decelaration of neutrons)

Declension

Declension of letargie (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	letargie	letargie
genitive	letargie	letargií
dative	letargii	letargiím
accusative	letargii	letargie
vocative	letargie	letargie
locative	letargii	letargiích
instrumental	letargií	letargiemi

Derived terms

• letargický

 

Further reading

• letargie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• letargie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• letargie in Internetová jazyková příručka

Italian

Noun

letargie f

1. plural of letargia

Anagrams

• elargite, relegati, rigelate, rilegate, tagliere

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French léthargie.

Noun

letargie f (plural letargii)

1. lethargy

Declension

Declension of letargie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) letargie	letargia	(niște) letargii	letargiile
genitive/dative	(unei) letargii	letargiei	(unor) letargii	letargiilor
vocative	letargie, letargio		letargiilor