histeria

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. hysterical

Portuguese

Etymology

From histero- + -ia.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌis.te.ˈɾi.ɐ/

Noun

histeria f (plural histerias)

  1. hysteria (behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion)

Alternative forms

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

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/, [isˈt̪eɾja]

Noun

histeria f (plural histerias)

  1. hysteria

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