English

Noun

miasma ‎(plural miasmas or miasmata)

1. A noxious atmosphere or influence.
2. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.

Translations

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:miasma.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested in 1778. From New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα ‎(míasma) "stain, pollution".^[1]

Noun

miasma n ‎(plural miasma's, diminutive miasmaatje n)

1. miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
2. (medicine, historical) miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases)

References

1. ↑ Etymologiebank, Sijs, Nicoline van der (editor) (2010).

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίασμα ‎(míasma, “stain, pollution”).

Noun

miasma m ‎(plural miasmi)

1. miasma

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα ‎(míasma, “pollution”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈaz.mɐ/, /ˈmjaz.mɐ/

Noun

miasma m (plural miasmas)

1. miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
2. (medicine, historical) miasma (noxious emanation from swamps that was thought to cause diseases)

Related terms

• miasmático

Spanish

Noun

miasma m ‎(plural miasmas)

1. miasma