miasma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
- (US) enPR: mī-ăz'mə, mē- ăz'mə, IPA(key): /maɪˈæzmə/, /miˈæzmə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æzmə
- Homophone: my asthma
Noun[edit]
miasma (plural miasmas or miasmata)
- A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, page 276:
- There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.
- (figurative) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:miasma.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
noxious atmosphere or influence
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noxious emanation that originates from swamps and causes disease
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- miasma theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- miasma (Greek mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1778. Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
miasma n (plural miasmata or miasma's, diminutive miasmaatje n)
- miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
- (medicine, historical) miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “miasma”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
miasma
- miasma
- Synonym: myrkkyhöyry
Declension[edit]
Inflection of miasma (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | miasma | miasmat | ||
genitive | miasman | miasmoiden miasmoitten miasmojen | ||
partitive | miasmaa | miasmoita miasmoja | ||
illative | miasmaan | miasmoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | miasma | miasmat | ||
accusative | nom. | miasma | miasmat | |
gen. | miasman | |||
genitive | miasman | miasmoiden miasmoitten miasmojen miasmainrare | ||
partitive | miasmaa | miasmoita miasmoja | ||
inessive | miasmassa | miasmoissa | ||
elative | miasmasta | miasmoista | ||
illative | miasmaan | miasmoihin | ||
adessive | miasmalla | miasmoilla | ||
ablative | miasmalta | miasmoilta | ||
allative | miasmalle | miasmoille | ||
essive | miasmana | miasmoina | ||
translative | miasmaksi | miasmoiksi | ||
abessive | miasmatta | miasmoitta | ||
instructive | — | miasmoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).
Noun[edit]
miasma m (plural miasmi)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “pollution”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
miasma m (plural miasmas)
- miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
- (medicine, historical) miasma (noxious emanation from swamps that was thought to cause diseases)
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
miasma m (plural miasmas)
Further reading[edit]
- “miasma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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