intertrigo

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin intertrīgō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈtɹaɪ.ɡəʊ/
• Rhymes: -aɪɡəʊ

Noun

intertrigo (countable and uncountable, plural intertrigos or intertrigines)

1. (medicine, dated) Chafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin.

Related terms

• intertriginous

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

intertrigo

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Internationalism, from Latin intertrīgō.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /intərˈtriɡo/ [in̪.t̪ərˈt̪ri.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧tri‧go

Noun

intertrigo (uncountable)

1. (dermatology, pathology) intertrigo, skin fold dermatitis, intertriginous dermatitis: a type of inflammatory rash of the superficial skin that occurs within a person's body folds

   Synonym: dermatitis intertriginosa

Further reading

• “intertrigo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Etymology

inter- +‎ terō +‎ -īgō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪn.tɛrˈtriː.ɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [in.terˈtriː.ɡo]

Noun

intertrīgō f (genitive intertrīginis); third declension

1. a patch of skin sore from rubbing, chafing

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	intertrīgō	intertrīginēs
genitive	intertrīginis	intertrīginum
dative	intertrīginī	intertrīginibus
accusative	intertrīginem	intertrīginēs
ablative	intertrīgine	intertrīginibus
vocative	intertrīgō	intertrīginēs

Descendants

• → English: intertrigo (learned)
• → French: intertrigo (learned)
  • → Romanian: intertrigo
• → Portuguese: intertrigo (learned)

Further reading

• “intertrīgō” on page 950/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Malay

Etymology

Internationalism, from Latin intertrīgō.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌintərˈtriɡo/ [ˌin̪.t̪ərˈt̪ri.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -iɡo, -ɡo, -o
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧tri‧go

Noun

intertrigo (uncountable)

1. (dermatology, pathology) intertrigo

Further reading

• "intertrigo" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin intertrīgō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.tehˈtɾi.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.tehˈtɾi.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɾˈtɾi.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.teχˈtɾi.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɻˈtɾi.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɛɾˈtɾi.ɡu/ [ĩ.tɛɾˈtɾi.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -iɡu
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧tri‧go

Noun

intertrigo m (plural intertrigos)

1. (medicine) intertrigo (erythema caused by repeated friction of the skin, especially on the thighs)

   Synonym: intertrigem

Further reading

• “intertrigo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “intertrigo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intertrigo, from Latin intertrīgō.

Noun

intertrigo n (uncountable)

1. intertrigo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	intertrigo	intertrigoul
genitive-dative	intertrigo	intertrigoului
vocative	intertrigoule

Further reading

• intertrigo in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN