espasmòdic

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pəzˈmɔ.ðik]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.pazˈmɔ.ðik]

Adjective

espasmòdic (feminine espasmòdica, masculine plural espasmòdics, feminine plural espasmòdiques)

1. spasmodic

Derived terms

• antiespasmòdic

Related terms

• espasme

Further reading

• “espasmòdic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024