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Ischias
Ischias
See also: ischias
German
Noun
Ischias f, m, n (genitive Ischias, no plural)
- (pathology, neurology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)
- sciatic nerve
Usage notes
This noun is feminine in technical usage and usually masculine (more rarely neuter) in colloquial usage.
Synonyms
- (sciatica): Ischialgie
- (sciatic nerve): Ischiasnerv
ischias
ischias
See also: Ischias
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰσχιάς (iskhiás, “hip-disease; sciatica”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈis.kʰi.as/, [ˈɪs.kʰi.as]
Noun
ischias f (genitive ischiadis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ischias | ischiadēs |
genitive | ischiadis | ischiadum |
dative | ischiadī | ischiadibus |
accusative | ischiadem | ischiadēs |
ablative | ischiade | ischiadibus |
vocative | ischias | ischiadēs |
References
- ischias in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ischias”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.