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histeria

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See also: histèria

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Etymology

From histerio (“hysteria”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /histeˈria/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: his‧te‧ri‧a

Adjective

histeria (accusative singular histerian, plural histeriaj, accusative plural histeriajn)

  1. hysterical

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English hysteria, from New Latin hysteria, from Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xisˈtɛ.rja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrja
  • Syllabification: his‧te‧ria

Noun

histeria f

  1. (psychology) hysteria (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion)
    Synonym: psychoza

Declension

Declension of histeria
More information singular, nominative ...

Derived terms

adjective
verb
adverb
  • histerycznie
nouns

Further reading

  • histeria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • histeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Portuguese

Etymology

From histero- +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

histeria f (plural histerias)

  1. hysteria (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion)

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French hystérie, from Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”), as hysteria was thought to be specific to women and associated with the womb. Ultimately related to Latin uterus (“womb; uterus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isˈteɾja/ [isˈt̪e.ɾja]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾja
  • Syllabification: his‧te‧ria

Noun

histeria f (plural histerias)

  1. hysteria

Further reading

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