acne

See also: Acne and acné

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] , probably a corruption of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæk.ni/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ækni

Noun

acne (usually uncountable, plural acnes)

1. (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
2. A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

Derived terms

• acned
• acne rosacea
• acne vulgaris
• bacne

Translations

a skin condition

• Arabic: حَبّ اَلشَّبَاب m pl (ḥabb aš-šabāb)

  Egyptian Arabic: حب الشباب m (ḥabb eš-šabab)

• Belarusian: вугры́ m pl (vuhrý),
• Bulgarian: акне (akne)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 痤瘡／痤疮 (zh) (cuóchuāng), 痤疮 (zh) (cuóchuāng), 粉刺 (zh) (fěncì)

• Czech: akné (cs) n
• Dutch: acne (nl) f or m
• Esperanto: akneo (eo)
• Ewe: nyatsu
• Finnish: akne (fi)
• French: acné (fr) f
• Galician: acne (gl) f
• Georgian: აკნე (aḳne)
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• German: Akne (de) f
• Greek: ακμή (el) f (akmí)
• Hungarian: akne (hu)
• Irish: aicne f
• Italian: acne (it) f
• Japanese: 痤瘡 (ざそう, zasō), 面皰 (ja) (ニキビ, にきび, nikibi)
• Oriya: ବ୍ରଣ (or) (brôṇô)
• Polish: trądzik (pl) m, wągry m pl
• Portuguese: acne (pt) f
• Romanian: acnee (ro) f
• Russian: угри́ (ru) m pl (ugrí), акне́ (ru) f or n (akné)
• Spanish: acné (es) m
• Swedish: akne (sv)
• Turkish: akne (tr)

a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 痤瘡／痤疮 (zh) (cuóchuāng), 痤疮 (zh) (cuóchuāng), 粉刺 (zh) (fěncì)

• Finnish: akne (fi)
• French: acné (fr) f
• Georgian: გამონაყარი (gamonaq̇ari), მუწუები (muc̣uebi)
• German: Akne (de) f
• Greek: ακμή (el) f (akmí)
• Hungarian: pattanás (hu)
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• Irish: aicne f
• Italian: acne (it) f
• Japanese: 痤瘡 (ざそう, zasō), 面皰 (ja) (ニキビ, にきび, nikibi)
• Oriya: ବ୍ରଣ (or) (brôṇô)
• Polish: trądzik (pl) m
• Portuguese: acne (pt) f
• Spanish: acné (es) m

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Translations to be checked

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} kvise (no)
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Anagrams

• -ance, Caen, CanE, Cane, Cena, Nace, ance, cane

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaŋ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaŋ.ne]

Noun

acne f (plural acnes)

1. acne

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French acné, from New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑkˈneː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ac‧ne
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

acne f or m (uncountable)

1. acne

Synonyms

• jeugdpuistjes

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Italian

Noun

acne f (plural acni)

1. (pathology) acne

Derived terms

• acneico

Anagrams

• cane
• cena

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Portuguese

Noun

acne f (plural s)

1. (pathology) acne (a skin condition)
2. acne (a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition)