hernia

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See also: hérnia and hèrnia

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin hernia (protruded viscus). See also yarn and cord.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)niə

Noun[edit]

hernia (plural hernias or herniae or (dated) herniæ)

  1. (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
    give someone a hernia
    have a hernia

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Verb[edit]

hernia

  1. inflection of herniar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-. Cognates include Sanskrit हिर (hira), Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ), and Old English ġearn (English yarn).

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Noun[edit]

hernia f (genitive herniae); first declension

  1. protruded viscus, hernia

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hernia herniae
Genitive herniae herniārum
Dative herniae herniīs
Accusative herniam herniās
Ablative herniā herniīs
Vocative hernia herniae

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: hèrnia
  • French: hernie
  • English: hernia
  • Italian: ernia
  • Piedmontese: èrnia
  • Portuguese: hérnia
  • Romanian: hernie
  • Sicilian: ernia
  • Spanish: hernia

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Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾnja/ [ˈeɾ.nja]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾnja
  • Syllabification: her‧nia

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin hernia (protruded viscus).

Noun[edit]

hernia f (plural hernias)

  1. (pathology) hernia
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

hernia

  1. only used in se hernia, third-person singular present indicative of herniarse
  2. only used in te ... hernia, syntactic variant of hérniate, second-person singular imperative of herniarse

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