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Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin morbus.
Pronunciation
Noun
morbo (accusative singular morbon, plural morboj, accusative plural morbojn)
- (rare, pathology, formal, medicine) disease
- Synonym: malsano
Usage notes
The native synonym malsano is overwhelmingly preferred over the rare scientific loanword morbo in every context. It sometimes appears in the names of eponymous diseases such as morbo de Parkinson.
Derived terms
- morba (“morbid, pathological”)
Interlingua
Noun
morbo (plural morbos)
- disease
Italian
Etymology
From Latin morbus.
Pronunciation
Noun
morbo m (plural morbi)
- (pathology) disease
- Synonym: malattia
Further reading
- morbo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- morbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
morbō
- dative/ablative singular of morbus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin morbus. Doublet of mormo.
Pronunciation
Noun
morbo m (plural morbos)
- illness, disease
- Synonym: doença
References
- “morbo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “morbo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “morbo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “morbo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin morbus. Doublet of muermo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoɾbo/
- Rhymes: -oɾbo
- Syllabification: mor‧bo
Noun
morbo m (plural morbos)
- (pathology) disease
- attraction for unwholesome things; morbid interest
- morbid interest in other people or things
- peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste; kink
Further reading