reuma

See also: reúma

Dutch

Etymology

First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “to suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrøː.maː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: reu‧ma

Noun

reuma n (plural reuma's, diminutive reumaatje n)

1. rheumatism

Synonyms

• reumatiek

Related terms

• reumatisch

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish reuma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreu̯mɑ/, [ˈre̞u̯mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eumɑ
• Syllabification^(key): reu‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): reu‧ma

Noun

reuma

1. (pathology) rheumatism

Declension

Inflection of reuma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		reuma	reumat
genitive		reuman	reumojen
partitive		reumaa	reumoja
illative		reumaan	reumoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		reuma	reumat
accusative	nom.	reuma	reumat
	gen.	reuman
genitive		reuman	reumojen reumain rare
partitive		reumaa	reumoja
inessive		reumassa	reumoissa
elative		reumasta	reumoista
illative		reumaan	reumoihin
adessive		reumalla	reumoilla
ablative		reumalta	reumoilta
allative		reumalle	reumoille
essive		reumana	reumoina
translative		reumaksi	reumoiksi
abessive		reumatta	reumoitta
instructive		—	reumoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of reuma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative reumani reumani accusative nom. reumani reumani gen. reumani genitive reumani reumojeni reumaini rare partitive reumaani reumojani inessive reumassani reumoissani elative reumastani reumoistani illative reumaani reumoihini adessive reumallani reumoillani ablative reumaltani reumoiltani allative reumalleni reumoilleni essive reumanani reumoinani translative reumakseni reumoikseni abessive reumattani reumoittani instructive — — comitative — reumoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative reumasi reumasi accusative nom. reumasi reumasi gen. reumasi genitive reumasi reumojesi reumaisi rare partitive reumaasi reumojasi inessive reumassasi reumoissasi elative reumastasi reumoistasi illative reumaasi reumoihisi adessive reumallasi reumoillasi ablative reumaltasi reumoiltasi allative reumallesi reumoillesi essive reumanasi reumoinasi translative reumaksesi reumoiksesi abessive reumattasi reumoittasi instructive — — comitative — reumoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative reumamme reumamme accusative nom. reumamme reumamme gen. reumamme genitive reumamme reumojemme reumaimme rare partitive reumaamme reumojamme inessive reumassamme reumoissamme elative reumastamme reumoistamme illative reumaamme reumoihimme adessive reumallamme reumoillamme ablative reumaltamme reumoiltamme allative reumallemme reumoillemme essive reumanamme reumoinamme translative reumaksemme reumoiksemme abessive reumattamme reumoittamme instructive — — comitative — reumoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative reumanne reumanne accusative nom. reumanne reumanne gen. reumanne genitive reumanne reumojenne reumainne rare partitive reumaanne reumojanne inessive reumassanne reumoissanne elative reumastanne reumoistanne illative reumaanne reumoihinne adessive reumallanne reumoillanne ablative reumaltanne reumoiltanne allative reumallenne reumoillenne essive reumananne reumoinanne translative reumaksenne reumoiksenne abessive reumattanne reumoittanne instructive — — comitative — reumoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative reumansa reumansa accusative nom. reumansa reumansa gen. reumansa genitive reumansa reumojensa reumainsa rare partitive reumaansa reumojaan reumojansa inessive reumassaan reumassansa reumoissaan reumoissansa elative reumastaan reumastansa reumoistaan reumoistansa illative reumaansa reumoihinsa adessive reumallaan reumallansa reumoillaan reumoillansa ablative reumaltaan reumaltansa reumoiltaan reumoiltansa allative reumalleen reumallensa reumoilleen reumoillensa essive reumanaan reumanansa reumoinaan reumoinansa translative reumakseen reumaksensa reumoikseen reumoiksensa abessive reumattaan reumattansa reumoittaan reumoittansa instructive — — comitative — reumoineen reumoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kuumereuma
• lastenreuma
• lihasreuma
• nivelreuma
• pehmytkudosreuma
• perhosreuma
• reumakerrasto
• reumakuume
• reumapotilas
• reumasairaus
• reumatauti
• reumatekijä
• selkärankareuma

Further reading

• “reuma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• murea

Galician

Alternative forms

• reima

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century (rreima). Learned borrowing from Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma), derived from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛwma/ [ˈrɛw.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛwma
• Hyphenation: reu‧ma

Noun

reuma f (plural reumas)

1. (pathology, archaic) rheum
   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 111:

     Se os ollos foren escuros por rrazon da ferida ou de rreima que a elles deçer, abrirll'as os ollos en quatro dedos a defora et llançalle nos ollos sutilmente por canudo o sal mudo.

     If the eyes are darkened because of a wound or of rheum that befall unto them, you should open up his eyes up to four inches and throw into them, delicately through a tube, the grounded salt

2. (pathology) rheumatism

   Synonym: reumatismo

Related terms

• reumatismo

References

• “reuma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “reuma”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “reuma”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “reuma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “reuma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “reuma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma), derived from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛw.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛwma
• Hyphenation: rèu‧ma

Noun

reuma m (plural reumi)

1. (pathology) rheumatism

Further reading

• reuma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛu̯.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛːu̯.ma]

Noun

reuma n (genitive reumatis); third declension

1. alternative form of rheuma

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	reuma	reumata
genitive	reumatis	reumatum
dative	reumatī	reumatibus
accusative	reuma	reumata
ablative	reumate	reumatibus
vocative	reuma	reumata

Spanish

Alternative forms

• reúma

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ser-?

Proto-Indo-European *srew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *sréwmn̥?

Proto-Hellenic *hréumə

Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma)bor.

Late Latin rheumabor.

Spanish reuma

Borrowed from Late Latin rheuma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreuma/ [ˈreu̯.ma]
• Rhymes: -euma
• Syllabification: reu‧ma

Noun

reuma m (plural reumas)

1. (pathology) rheumatism

   Synonym: reumatismo

   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     Cuando las humedades la hacían claudicar de la pierna izquierda a causa de la detestable propensión al reuma adquirida años atrás, se apoyaba en un bastón negro.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• reumático

Descendants

• → Tagalog: rayuma

Further reading

• “reuma”, 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