marasmo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈrasmo/
• Rhymes: -asmo

Noun

marasmo (accusative singular marasmon, plural marasmoj, accusative plural marasmojn)

1. (pathology) marasmus

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Ido

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈrasmo/

Noun

marasmo (plural marasmi)

1. (pathology) marasmus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).

Noun

marasmo m (plural marasmos)

1. (pathology) marasmus (any wasting disease)
2. (pathology) apathy (lack of emotion or motivation)
3. stagnation (lack of improvement or change)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾasmo/ [maˈɾaz.mo]

Noun

marasmo m (plural marasmos)

1. (pathology) marasmus
2. apathy
3. stagnation

Further reading

• “marasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28