English

Noun

impetigo ‎(plural impetigos or impetigoes or impetigines)

1. (pathology) A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.

Derived terms

• impetigenous
• impetiginous

Synonyms

• school sores

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpeː.ti.ɣoː/

• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ti‧go

Noun

impetigo m ‎(uncountable)

1. (pathology) impetigo

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /im.peˈtiː.ɡoː/

Etymology

From the verb impetō, from petō ‎(“attack”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /im.peˈtiː.ɡoː/, [ɪm.pɛˈtiː.ɡoː]

Noun

impetīgō f ‎(genitive impetīginis); third declension

1. impetigo

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• petīgo

Descendants

References

• impetigo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• IMPETIGO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “impetigo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

impetigo m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) impetigo (contagious bacterial skin disease)