bellyacher

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English bellyache

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English bellyacher

From bellyache + -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bellyacher (plural bellyachers)

1. One who bellyaches; a complainer.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:complainer

Translations

whiner

• Finnish: valittaja (fi)
• Polish: kwękacz m, kwękaczka f
• Russian: ны́тик (ru) m (nýtik)
• Spanish: llorón (es) m, quejumbroso (es) m
• Swedish: gnällspik (sv) c