atrabile
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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ātra bīlis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).
Pronunciation
Noun
atrabile f (plural atrabiles)
- (medicine, historical) black bile
- Synonym: bile noire
Derived terms
Further reading
- “atrabile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin atra bilis.
Noun
atrabile m (plural atrabili)
- black bile
- Synonym: bile nera
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French atrabile.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧tra‧bi‧le
Noun
atrabile f (plural atrabiles)
- supposed humor (or black bile) to which melancholy, irritation, hypochondria, etc. were attributed.
- bad mood, irritability
- melancholy, sadness
- anger, fury, irascibility