beriberi
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”) due to weakness.
Noun
beriberi (usually uncountable, plural beriberis)
- (pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pathology: ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin B
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See also
- athlete's foot
- malnutrition
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Finnish
Alternative forms
- beri-beri (archaic)
Etymology
From English beriberi, from Sinhalese බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri).
Pronunciation
Noun
beriberi
Declension
| Inflection of beriberi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | beriberi | — | |
| genitive | beriberin | — | |
| partitive | beriberiä | — | |
| illative | beriberiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | beriberi | — | |
| accusative | nom. | beriberi | — |
| gen. | beriberin | ||
| genitive | beriberin | — | |
| partitive | beriberiä | — | |
| inessive | beriberissä | — | |
| elative | beriberistä | — | |
| illative | beriberiin | — | |
| adessive | beriberillä | — | |
| ablative | beriberiltä | — | |
| allative | beriberille | — | |
| essive | beriberinä | — | |
| translative | beriberiksi | — | |
| abessive | beriberittä | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Through English from Sinhalese.
Noun
beriberi m (definite singular beriberien, indefinite plural beriberier, definite plural beriberiene)
References
- “beriberi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Through English from Sinhalese.
Noun
beriberi m (definite singular beriberien, indefinite plural beriberiar, definite plural beriberiane)
References
- “beriberi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.