crise

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁiz/

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Noun

crise f (plural crises)

1. crisis
2. (medicine) attack, fit

Derived terms

• crise cardiaque
• crise de la quarantaine
• crise de nerfs
• crise d’adolescence
• crise existentielle
• crise identitaire
• crisette
• piquer une crise

 

Descendants

• → Romanian: criză
• → Turkish: kriz
  • → Laz: კრიზი (ǩrizi)

Further reading

• “crise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cires, cirés, cries, criés, écris, scier

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾi.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾi.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾi.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾi.zɨ/

• Hyphenation: cri‧se

Noun

crise f (plural crises)

1. crisis