δυσμηνόρροια

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Greek

Etymology

Calque of French dysménorrhée. First attested in 1876.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði.smiˈnoɾ.ri.a/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧σμη‧νόρ‧ροι‧α

Noun

δυσμηνόρροια (dysminórroiaf (plural δυσμηνόρροιες)

  1. (medicine) dysmenorrhea
    • 2016 May 26, Panagiota Karlatira, “Μία στις δέκα έφηβες υποφέρει από δυσμηνόρροια”, in protothema.gr [protothema.gr]‎, retrieved 31 March 2024:
      Αντιμέτωπο με την επώδυνη κατάσταση της δυσμηνόρροιας βρίσκεται κάθε μήνα τουλάχιστον το 15% των εφήβων και νεαρών γυναικών, βιώνοντας σοβαρό πόνο και απουσιάζοντας από το σχολείο ή την εργασία.
      Antimétopo me tin epódyni katástasi tis dysminórroias vrísketai káthe mína touláchiston to 15% ton efívon kai nearón gynaikón, viónontas sovaró póno kai apousiázontas apó to scholeío í tin ergasía.
      At least 15% of teenagers and young women face the painful condition of dysmenorrhea every month, experiencing severe pain and being absent from school or work.

Declension

References

  1. ^ δυσμηνόρροια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ^ δυσμηνόρροια p.313, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

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