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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin phthisicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tísico (feminine tísica, masculine plural tísicos, feminine plural tísicas)
- who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis
- (by extension, of a person) physically frail
Noun
tísico m (plural tísicos, feminine tísica, feminine plural tísicas)
- someone who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis
- a physically frail person
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin phthisicus, from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtisiko/
- Rhymes: -isiko
- Syllabification: tí‧si‧co
Adjective
tísico (feminine tísica, masculine plural tísicos, feminine plural tísicas)
- phthisic (suffering from a wasting disease)
Noun
tísico m (plural tísicos, feminine tísica, feminine plural tísicas)
- a phthisic individual
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