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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾi.zɨ/
• Hyphenation: cri‧se

Noun

crise f (plural s)

1. crisis