angina

English

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/, /ænˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -aɪnə

Noun

angina (countable and uncountable, plural anginas)

1. (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
2. (pathology) Short for angina pectoris.
3. (pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.

Usage notes

Although the use of angina as a shorthand for angina pectoris is common and accepted by most dictionaries, it may be considered imprecise or improper by some medical practitioners.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “angina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “angina”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Gianna, inanga

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

angina f (plural angines)

1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Further reading

• “angina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “angina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “angina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “angina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑŋˈɣi.naː/

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• Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

Noun

angina f (plural angina's or anginae)

1. angina

Descendants

• → Indonesian: angina

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin angina (“choking, suffocation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

Noun

angina (usually uncountable, plural anginák)

1. (medicine, cardiology) angina, angina pectoris (intermittent crushing chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia)

   Synonym: angina pectoris

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• angina in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

angina

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Dutch angina, from Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: angi‧na

Noun

angina (first-person possessive anginaku, second-person possessive anginamu, third-person possessive anginanya)

1. (pathology) angina:
   1. an inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
   2. (cardiology) short for angina pektoris (“angina pectoris”).

Related terms

Further reading

• “angina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη (ankhónē, “strangling”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ɡi.na/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.d͡ʒi.na/,

Noun

angina f (genitive anginae); first declension

1. choking, suffocation
2. quinsy, tonsillitis

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• “angina” on page 129/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Maori

Noun

angina

1. death

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

angina pectoris

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Noun

angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer, definite plural anginaene)

1. (pathology) angina

References

• “angina” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “angina” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• aninga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

angina pectoris

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Noun

angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer or anginaar, definite plural anginaene or anginaane)

1. (pathology) angina

References

• “angina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

angina

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin angina. First attested in 1680–1689.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡi.na/

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: an‧gi‧na

Noun

angina f

1. (pathology) tonsillitis

Declension

Collocations

References

Further reading

• angina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• angina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

Noun

angina f (plural anginas)

1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Further reading

• “angina” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angina.

Noun

angina f (Cyrillic spelling ангина)

1. angina
2. (pathology) tonsillitis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈxina/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: an‧gi‧na

Noun

angina f (plural anginas)

1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “angina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014