letargie
Czech
Etymology
From late Latin lēthargia, from Ancient Greek ληθαργία (lēthargía, “drowsiness”), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”). This is a compound of λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion”) and ἀργός (argós, “idle”), which consists of negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and noun ἔργον (érgon, “deed, work”). [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛtarɡɪjɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɪjɛ
- Hyphenation: le‧tar‧gie
Noun
letargie f
- (pathology) Lethargy (pathological drowsiness). [19th c.]
- (psychology) Lethargy (apathy, lack of emotions and interest).
- (nuclear physics) Lethargy (quantity characterizing the rate of decelaration of neutrons).
Declension
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | letargie | letargie |
genitive | letargie | letargií |
dative | letargii | letargiím |
accusative | letargii | letargie |
vocative | letargie | letargie |
locative | letargii | letargiích |
instrumental | letargií | letargiemi |
Derived terms
- letargický
References
- "letargie" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 375.
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