Feminine

plaie

Meaning

  1. (feminine) open wound
  2. (feminine) scourge

Concepts

wound
sore
plague
injury
cut
calamity
infection
swelling
scourge
hurt
wounds

be swollen

infected
ulcer
varmint
cataclysm
wounding

puncture wound

lesion
scar
stab

combat injury

tragedy
Synonyms

blessure
B1
enflure
C2
fléau
C2
infection
B2
ulcère
C2
calamité
25k

s’enfler

lésion
C2

blessure par incision

abcès
20k

ulcèredomain:méd

anesthésie
C2
bouton
B2

chancre

coupure
C1
maladie
B1
peste
C1
Translations

herida
Wunde
ferita
ferida
llaga
piaga
ferimento
ferida

πληγή

plaag
wonde
chaga
lesão
Verletzung
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/plɛ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
plaie
Inherited from Latin
plāga
Cognate with Ancient Greek
πληγή
Cognate with Italian
Italian
piaga
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
llaga
Cognate with Romanian
plagă
In summary

Inherited from Old French plaie, from Latin plāga. Cognate with Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “wound”). Compare Italian piaga, Spanish llaga, Romanian plagă.

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