asthmatic

English

Alternative forms

asthmatick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin asthmaticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós, “affliected with shortness of breath”), from ἆσθμα (âsthma, “short-drawn breath, panting”) (compare asthma); synchronically, asthma +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æzˈmætɪk/
Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

asthmatic (comparative more asthmatic, superlative most asthmatic)

Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

Translations

having the characteristics of asthma

Arabic: مُتَعَلِق بِدَاء اَلرَّبْو‎ m (mutaʿaliq bidāʾ ar-rabw)
Catalan: asmàtic
Czech: astmatický (cs) m
Danish: astmatisk
Finnish: astmaattinen
French: asthmatique (fr) m or f
Galician: asmático (gl)
German: asthmatisch
Greek: ασθματικός (el) (asthmatikós)
Ido: astmika (io)

Irish: asmach
Italian: asmatico
Maori: tīmohu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: astmatisk

Nynorsk: astmatisk
Portuguese: asmático
Russian: астмати́ческий (ru) (astmatíčeskij)
Spanish: asmático (es)
Tagalog: hikain

Noun

asthmatic (plural asthmatics)

A person who suffers from asthma.

Translations

person who suffers from asthma

Arabic: مُصَاب بِدَاء اَلرَّبُو‎ m (muṣāb bidāʾ ar-rabū)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 哮喘患者 (xiàochuǎnhuànzhě)
Czech: astmatik m
Danish: astmatiker c
Finnish: astmaatikko
French: asthmatique (fr)
Galician: asmático (gl) m

German: Asthmatiker (de) m, Asthmatikerin (de) f
Ido: astmiko (io)
Italian: asmatico
Maori: ngoio, kume
Portuguese: asmático m
Russian: астма́тик (ru) (astmátik)
Spanish: asmático (es) m
Tagalog: hikain

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