pellagra

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English

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Etymology

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From Lombard pellagra, probably from Latin pellis (skin) + Lombard -agra (sour).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɪˈlaɡɹə/, /pɛˈlaɡɹə/

Noun

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pellagra (countable and uncountable, plural pellagras)

  1. (pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]
    • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 531:
      In 1755 the French physician Gaspar Casal (1680–1759) published an account of pellagra, then a new disease in Spain.
    • 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 7, in The Secret of Our Success [] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
      Mixing the alkali into the recipe in the right way chemically releases the otherwise unavailable niacin in the corn, which stops pellagra in its tracks, and allowed corn-based agricultural populations to grow and spread.
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Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Lombard pellagra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpelːɑɡrɑ/, [ˈpe̞lːɑ̝ɡrɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elːɑɡrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pel‧lag‧ra

Noun

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pellagra

  1. (pathology) pellagra

Declension

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Inflection of pellagra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative pellagra
genitive pellagran
partitive pellagraa
illative pellagraan
singular plural
nominative pellagra
accusative nom. pellagra
gen. pellagran
genitive pellagran
partitive pellagraa
inessive pellagrassa
elative pellagrasta
illative pellagraan
adessive pellagralla
ablative pellagralta
allative pellagralle
essive pellagrana
translative pellagraksi
abessive pellagratta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pellagra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pellagrani
accusative nom. pellagrani
gen. pellagrani
genitive pellagrani
partitive pellagraani
inessive pellagrassani
elative pellagrastani
illative pellagraani
adessive pellagrallani
ablative pellagraltani
allative pellagralleni
essive pellagranani
translative pellagrakseni
abessive pellagrattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pellagrasi
accusative nom. pellagrasi
gen. pellagrasi
genitive pellagrasi
partitive pellagraasi
inessive pellagrassasi
elative pellagrastasi
illative pellagraasi
adessive pellagrallasi
ablative pellagraltasi
allative pellagrallesi
essive pellagranasi
translative pellagraksesi
abessive pellagrattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pellagramme
accusative nom. pellagramme
gen. pellagramme
genitive pellagramme
partitive pellagraamme
inessive pellagrassamme
elative pellagrastamme
illative pellagraamme
adessive pellagrallamme
ablative pellagraltamme
allative pellagrallemme
essive pellagranamme
translative pellagraksemme
abessive pellagrattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pellagranne
accusative nom. pellagranne
gen. pellagranne
genitive pellagranne
partitive pellagraanne
inessive pellagrassanne
elative pellagrastanne
illative pellagraanne
adessive pellagrallanne
ablative pellagraltanne
allative pellagrallenne
essive pellagrananne
translative pellagraksenne
abessive pellagrattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pellagransa
accusative nom. pellagransa
gen. pellagransa
genitive pellagransa
partitive pellagraansa
inessive pellagrassaan
pellagrassansa
elative pellagrastaan
pellagrastansa
illative pellagraansa
adessive pellagrallaan
pellagrallansa
ablative pellagraltaan
pellagraltansa
allative pellagralleen
pellagrallensa
essive pellagranaan
pellagranansa
translative pellagrakseen
pellagraksensa
abessive pellagrattaan
pellagrattansa
instructive
comitative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pelˈla.ɡra/
  • Rhymes: -aɡra
  • Hyphenation: pel‧là‧gra

Noun

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pellagra f (plural pellagre)

  1. (pathology) pellagra
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Further reading

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  • pellagra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana