miasma

English

WOTD – 31 January 2007

Etymology

First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
  • (US) enPR: mī-ăz'mə, mē- ăz'mə, IPA(key): /maɪˈæzmə/, /miˈæzmə/
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  • Rhymes: -æzmə
  • Homophone: my asthma

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.

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:miasma.

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

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

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ˈaz.mɐ/, /ˈmjaz.mɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.ˈaʒ.mɐ/, /ˈmjaʒ.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)

Spanish

Noun

miasma m (plural miasmas)

  1. miasma
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