itis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From suffix -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
itis (plural itises)
- (informal) A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
- 1973, April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated
- “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”
- 1973, April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated
- (informal, Caribbean, usually preceded by the) The feeling of sleepiness after eating a heavy meal.
References[edit]
- “itis”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.tis/, [ˈiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.tis/, [ˈiːt̪is]
Verb[edit]
ītis
References[edit]
- “itis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old High German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *idisi, from Proto-Germanic *idisiz. Cognate to Old English ides, Old Saxon idis, Old Norse dís.
Noun[edit]
itis f
- woman
- 9th century, First Merseburg charm:
- Eiris sazun idisi / sazun hera duoder;
suma hapt heptidun / suma heri lezidun,
suma clubodun / umbi cuoniouuidi:
insprinc haptbandun / inuar uigandun.- Once sat women,
They sat here, then there.
Some fastened bonds,
Some impeded an army,
Some unraveled fetters:
Escape the bonds,
flee the enemy!
- Once sat women,
- 9th century, First Merseburg charm:
Usage notes[edit]
The term's context in the Merseburg charm and its cognates suggest that the term may initially have had magical and/or poetic connotations.
Declension[edit]
Declension of itis (feminine i-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- Itis (given name)
References[edit]
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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