angina

English

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angere (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.dʒɪ.nə/, /ænˈdʒaɪ.nə/
• Rhymes: -aɪnə

Noun

angina (countable and uncountable, plural anginas)

1. (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
2. (pathology) Short for angina pectoris.
3. (pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.

Usage notes

Although the use of angina as a shorthand for angina pectoris is common and accepted by most dictionaries, it may be considered imprecise or improper by some medical practitioners.

Related terms

• anginal
• angina tonsillaris
• angina pectoris
• angina rheumatica

Translations

angina pectoris — see angina pectoris

infection of the throat

• Catalan: angina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 咽峽炎／咽峡炎 (zh) (yānxiáyán), 咽峡炎 (zh) (yānxiáyán), 喉頭炎／喉头炎 (zh), 喉头炎 (zh) (hóutóuyán)

• Danish: angina c
• Esperanto: angino
• Finnish: angiina (fi)
• Greek: κυνάγχη (el) f (kynánchi)
• Irish: aingíne f
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: angina m

  Nynorsk: angina m

• Portuguese: angina (pt) f
• Russian: анги́на (ru) f (angína)
• Spanish: angina (es) f
• Ukrainian: ангі́на (uk) f (anhína)

chest pain

• Danish: angina c
• Esperanto: brustangoro, brustangino
• Finnish: rintakipu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: angina m

  Nynorsk: angina m

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• Ukrainian: стенокарді́я f (stenokardíja)

References

• “angina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “angina”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Gianna, inanga

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɲˈʒi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɲˈd͡ʒi.na]

Noun

angina f (plural angines)

1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Further reading

• “angina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “angina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “angina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “angina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑŋˈɣi.naː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

Noun

angina f (plural angina's or anginae)

1. angina

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Latin

Etymology

From angere (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ɡi.na/, [ˈäŋɡɪnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.d͡ʒi.na/, [ˈän̠ʲd͡ʒinä]

Noun

angina f (genitive anginae); first declension

1. choking, suffocation
2. quinsy, tonsillitis

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	angina	anginae
Genitive	anginae	anginārum
Dative	anginae	anginīs
Accusative	anginam	anginās
Ablative	anginā	anginīs
Vocative	angina	anginae

Descendants

• → Catalan: angina
• → Dutch: angina
• → English: angina
• → French: angine
• → Galician: anxina
• → German: Angina
• → Italian: angina
• Norwegian:
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: angina
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: angina
• → Polish: angina
• → Portuguese: angina
• → Serbo-Croatian: angina
• → Spanish: angina

References

• “angina” on page 129/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Noun

angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer, definite plural anginaene)

1. (pathology) angina

References

• “angina” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “angina” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Noun

angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer or anginaar, definite plural anginaene or anginaane)

1. (pathology) angina

References

• “angina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡi.na/

• Audio:

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Noun

angina f

1. tonsillitis

Declension

Declension of angina

	singular	plural
nominative	angina	anginy
genitive	anginy	angin
dative	anginie	anginom
accusative	anginę	anginy
instrumental	anginą	anginami
locative	anginie	anginach
vocative	angino	anginy

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Noun

angina f (plural anginas)

1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Noun

angina f (Cyrillic spelling ангина)

1. angina
2. (pathology) tonsillitis

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈxina/ [ãŋˈxi.na]

Noun

angina f (plural anginas)

1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Derived terms

• angina de pecho

Further reading

• “angina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014