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Greek
Etymology
from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma). For sense in psychiatry, semantic loan from English trauma, from the Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾav.ma/
- Hyphenation: τραύ‧μα
Noun
τραύμα • (trávma) n (plural τραύματα)
- (medicine) wound, injury
- Synonyms: πληγή (pligí), πλήγωμα (plígoma), λαβωματιά (lavomatiá)
- (figuratively, psychiatry) trauma, blow, shock
- Synonyms: πληγή (pligí), πλήγωμα (plígoma)
Declension
- ατραυμάτιστος (atravmátistos, “uninjured”, adjective)
- αυτοτραυματίζομαι (aftotravmatízomai, “injure myself -on purpose-”)
- αυτοτραυματισμός m (aftotravmatismós, “self-inflicted wound”)
- μικροτραυματισμός m (mikrotravmatismós, “minor wound”)
- πολυτραυματίας m or f (polytravmatías, “multi-injured person”)
- τραυματίας m or f (travmatías, “injured person”)
- τραυματίζω (travmatízo, “injure, wound”)
- τραυματικός (travmatikós, “traumatic”)
- τραυματιοφορέας m or f (travmatioforéas, “stretcher-bearer”)
- τραυματισμός m (travmatismós, “injuring”)
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