lobotomie

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Czech

Noun

lobotomie f

  1. lobotomy

Declension

Further reading

  • lobotomie”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from English lobotomy, coined by Walter Jackson Freeman II, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, lobe (of the brain)) + τομή (tomḗ, cut, slice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌloː.boː.toːˈmi/
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  • Hyphenation: lo‧bo‧to‧mie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

lobotomie f (plural lobotomieën, diminutive lobotomietje n)

  1. lobotomy
    • 1939 November 21, P. M. van Wulfften Palthe, “Feuilleton. Indrukken van het derde internationale neurologencongres gehouden te Kopenhagen van 21 tot 26 Augustus 1939”, in Geneeskundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië, number 47, page 3004:
      Eenigszins in dezelfde lijn was het enthousiasme van WALTER FREEMAN over de lobotomie (Moniz) bij neurosen.
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French

Pronunciation

Noun

lobotomie f (plural lobotomies)

  1. lobotomy

Further reading

Italian

Noun

lobotomie f

  1. plural of lobotomia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lobotomie. By surface analysis, lob +‎ -o- +‎ -tomie.

Noun

lobotomie f (plural lobotomii)

  1. lobotomy

Declension