diarrhoea

See also: diarrhœa

English

Noun

diarrhoea (usually uncountable, plural diarrhoeas)

British standard spelling of diarrhea.

Derived terms

diarrhoeal

Latin

Alternative forms

diarrhœa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /di.arˈroe̯.a/

Noun

diarrhoea f (genitive diarrhoeae); first declension

(Late Latin) diarrhoea

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	diarrhoea	diarrhoeae
genitive	diarrhoeae	diarrhoeārum
dative	diarrhoeae	diarrhoeīs
accusative	diarrhoeam	diarrhoeās
ablative	diarrhoeā	diarrhoeīs
vocative	diarrhoea	diarrhoeae

Related terms

diarrhoicus

Descendants

Italian: diarrea
Middle French: diarrie
Portuguese: diarreia
Romansch: diarrea
Spanish: diarrea

References

dĭarrhoea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
dĭarrhœa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 518/3

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