spasme

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin spasmus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spasm/

Noun

spasme m (plural spasmes)

1. spasm

   je suis sujette à des spasmes, des espèces de crampes au cœur ! (Honoré de Balzac, Honorine, 1843)

Related terms

• spasmodique
• spasmodiquement
• spasmolytique

References

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

Further reading

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós)

Noun

spasme m (definite singular spasmen, indefinite plural spasmer, definite plural spasmene)

1. a spasm

References

• “spasme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós)

Noun

spasme m (definite singular spasmen, indefinite plural spasmar, definite plural spasmane)

1. a spasm

References

• “spasme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Noun

spasme ?

1. Alternative form of espasme