neuralgia

See also: neuralgią

English

Etymology

From New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). By surface analysis, neur- +‎ -algia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /njʊə.ral.d͡ʒə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

neuralgia (countable and uncountable, plural neuralgias)

1. (pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.
2. (figurative) Acute emotional distress.
   • 2022 December 8, Philip Stephens, “Neuralgia clashes with exceptionalism in Northern Ireland”, in Financial Times‎^[1], retrieved 16 February 2023:

     A century later, the UK’s post-Brexit dispute with Brussels about Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements with the EU has stirred the same neuralgia.

   • 2022 December 26, Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, George Barros, Frederick W. Kagan, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26”, in understandingwar.org‎^[2], Institute for the Study of War, archived from the original on 27 December 2022:

     Ukrainian strikes on legitimate military targets far in the Russian rear continue to be points of neuralgia for the Russian milblogger community.

Synonyms

• neuralgy
• neurodynia

Hyponyms

• sciatica

Derived terms

• corneal neuralgia
• neuralgic
• neuralgiform
• odontoneuralgia
• red neuralgia
• trigeminal neuralgia

Related terms

• analgesia
• neuritis
• neuropathy
• pantalgia
• polyneuropathy

Translations

nerve pain

• Afrikaans: senupyn, senuweepyn
• Catalan: neuràlgia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神經痛 / 神经痛 (zh) (shénjīngtòng)

• Czech: neuralgie f
• Dutch: zenuwpijn (nl), neuralgie (nl)
• Esperanto: neŭralgio
• Finnish: hermosärky (fi), neuralgia (fi)
• French: névralgie (fr) f
• German: Neuralgie (de) f
• Greek: νευραλγία (el) f (nevralgía)
• Ido: nevralgio (io)
• Irish: néarailge f
• Italian: nevralgia (it) f
• Japanese: 神経痛 (ja) (しんけいつう, shinkeitsū)
• Norman: ceingl'ye f, tic douloureux m
• Polish: nerwoból m, newralgia (pl) f, neuralgia (pl) f
• Portuguese: nevralgia (pt) f, neuralgia (pt) f
• Russian: невралги́я (ru) f (nevralgíja)
• Scottish Gaelic: nearbh-phian f
• Spanish: neuralgia (es) f
• Tagalog: sakit-dagandam
• Tamil: குடைச்சல் (ta) (kuṭaiccal)
• Turkish: nevralji (tr)

Further reading

• “neuralgia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “neuralgia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “neuralgia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English neuralgia), ultimately from New Latin neuralgia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneu̯rɑlɡiɑ/, [ˈne̞u̯rɑ̝lˌɡiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): neu‧ral‧gi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): neu‧ral‧gia

Noun

neuralgia

1. (pathology, neurology) neuralgia

Declension

Inflection of neuralgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		neuralgia	neuralgiat
genitive		neuralgian	neuralgioiden neuralgioitten
partitive		neuralgiaa	neuralgioita
illative		neuralgiaan	neuralgioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		neuralgia	neuralgiat
accusative	nom.	neuralgia	neuralgiat
	gen.	neuralgian
genitive		neuralgian	neuralgioiden neuralgioitten neuralgiain rare
partitive		neuralgiaa	neuralgioita
inessive		neuralgiassa	neuralgioissa
elative		neuralgiasta	neuralgioista
illative		neuralgiaan	neuralgioihin
adessive		neuralgialla	neuralgioilla
ablative		neuralgialta	neuralgioilta
allative		neuralgialle	neuralgioille
essive		neuralgiana	neuralgioina
translative		neuralgiaksi	neuralgioiksi
abessive		neuralgiatta	neuralgioitta
instructive		—	neuralgioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of neuralgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative neuralgiani neuralgiani accusative nom. neuralgiani neuralgiani gen. neuralgiani genitive neuralgiani neuralgioideni neuralgioitteni neuralgiaini rare partitive neuralgiaani neuralgioitani inessive neuralgiassani neuralgioissani elative neuralgiastani neuralgioistani illative neuralgiaani neuralgioihini adessive neuralgiallani neuralgioillani ablative neuralgialtani neuralgioiltani allative neuralgialleni neuralgioilleni essive neuralgianani neuralgioinani translative neuralgiakseni neuralgioikseni abessive neuralgiattani neuralgioittani instructive — — comitative — neuralgioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative neuralgiasi neuralgiasi accusative nom. neuralgiasi neuralgiasi gen. neuralgiasi genitive neuralgiasi neuralgioidesi neuralgioittesi neuralgiaisi rare partitive neuralgiaasi neuralgioitasi inessive neuralgiassasi neuralgioissasi elative neuralgiastasi neuralgioistasi illative neuralgiaasi neuralgioihisi adessive neuralgiallasi neuralgioillasi ablative neuralgialtasi neuralgioiltasi allative neuralgiallesi neuralgioillesi essive neuralgianasi neuralgioinasi translative neuralgiaksesi neuralgioiksesi abessive neuralgiattasi neuralgioittasi instructive — — comitative — neuralgioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neuralgiamme neuralgiamme accusative nom. neuralgiamme neuralgiamme gen. neuralgiamme genitive neuralgiamme neuralgioidemme neuralgioittemme neuralgiaimme rare partitive neuralgiaamme neuralgioitamme inessive neuralgiassamme neuralgioissamme elative neuralgiastamme neuralgioistamme illative neuralgiaamme neuralgioihimme adessive neuralgiallamme neuralgioillamme ablative neuralgialtamme neuralgioiltamme allative neuralgiallemme neuralgioillemme essive neuralgianamme neuralgioinamme translative neuralgiaksemme neuralgioiksemme abessive neuralgiattamme neuralgioittamme instructive — — comitative — neuralgioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neuralgianne neuralgianne accusative nom. neuralgianne neuralgianne gen. neuralgianne genitive neuralgianne neuralgioidenne neuralgioittenne neuralgiainne rare partitive neuralgiaanne neuralgioitanne inessive neuralgiassanne neuralgioissanne elative neuralgiastanne neuralgioistanne illative neuralgiaanne neuralgioihinne adessive neuralgiallanne neuralgioillanne ablative neuralgialtanne neuralgioiltanne allative neuralgiallenne neuralgioillenne essive neuralgiananne neuralgioinanne translative neuralgiaksenne neuralgioiksenne abessive neuralgiattanne neuralgioittanne instructive — — comitative — neuralgioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative neuralgiansa neuralgiansa accusative nom. neuralgiansa neuralgiansa gen. neuralgiansa genitive neuralgiansa neuralgioidensa neuralgioittensa neuralgiainsa rare partitive neuralgiaansa neuralgioitaan neuralgioitansa inessive neuralgiassaan neuralgiassansa neuralgioissaan neuralgioissansa elative neuralgiastaan neuralgiastansa neuralgioistaan neuralgioistansa illative neuralgiaansa neuralgioihinsa adessive neuralgiallaan neuralgiallansa neuralgioillaan neuralgioillansa ablative neuralgialtaan neuralgialtansa neuralgioiltaan neuralgioiltansa allative neuralgialleen neuralgiallensa neuralgioilleen neuralgioillensa essive neuralgianaan neuralgianansa neuralgioinaan neuralgioinansa translative neuralgiakseen neuralgiaksensa neuralgioikseen neuralgioiksensa abessive neuralgiattaan neuralgiattansa neuralgioittaan neuralgioittansa instructive — — comitative — neuralgioineen neuralgioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• trigeminusneuralgia

Further reading

• “neuralgia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English neuralgia, from New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛwˈral.ɡja/
• Rhymes: -alɡja
• Syllabification: neu‧ral‧gia

Noun

neuralgia f

1. (neurology, pathology) neuralgia (severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve)

   Synonyms: nerwoból, newralgia

Declension

Declension of neuralgia

	singular	plural
nominative	neuralgia	neuralgie
genitive	neuralgii	neuralgii/neuralgij (archaic)
dative	neuralgii	neuralgiom
accusative	neuralgię	neuralgie
instrumental	neuralgią	neuralgiami
locative	neuralgii	neuralgiach
vocative	neuralgio	neuralgie

Derived terms

adjective

• neuralgiczny

Related terms

adverb

• neuralgicznie

Further reading

• “neuralgia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “neuralgia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /new.ɾawˈʒi.ɐ/ [neʊ̯.ɾaʊ̯ˈʒi.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /new.ɾalˈʒi.ɐ/ [new.ɾaɫˈʒi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: neu‧ral‧gi‧a

Noun

neuralgia f (plural neuralgias)

1. alternative form of nevralgia

Further reading

• “neuralgia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “neuralgia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ -algia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neuˈɾalxja/ [neu̯ˈɾal.xja]
• Rhymes: -alxja
• Syllabification: neu‧ral‧gia

Noun

neuralgia f (plural neuralgias)

1. (pathology, neurology) neuralgia

Derived terms

• neurálgico

Further reading

• “neuralgia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025