angina

== English == === Etymology === From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/, /ænˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ Rhymes: -aɪnə === Noun === angina (countable and uncountable, plural anginas) (medicine, loosely) Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant). (medicine, usually strictly) Ellipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”). (medicine, dated) An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement. Hyponyms: Ludwig's angina, Vincent's angina, Plaut-Vincent angina ==== Usage notes ==== Although the use of angina as a shorthand for angina pectoris is common and accepted by most dictionaries, it may be considered imprecise or improper by some medical practitioners. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “angina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “angina”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Gianna, inanga == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin angina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əɲˈʒi.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɲˈd͡ʒi.na] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [aɲˈʒi.na] === Noun === angina f (plural angines) (pathology) angina (infection of the throat) === Further reading === “angina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “angina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “angina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “angina”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin angina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑŋˈɣi.naː/ Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na === Noun === angina f (plural angina's or anginae, no diminutive) angina ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: angina == Hungarian == === Etymology === From Latin angina (“choking, suffocation”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒŋɡinɒ] Rhymes: -nɒ Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na === Noun === angina (usually uncountable, plural anginák) (medicine, cardiology) angina, angina pectoris (intermittent crushing chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia) Synonym: angina pectoris ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === angina in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch angina, from Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaŋina] Hyphenation: angi‧na === Noun === angina (plural angina-angina) (pathology) angina: an inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy (cardiology) ellipsis of angina pektoris (“angina pectoris”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “angina”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin angĭna, from Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη (ankhónē, “strangling”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Greek stress) /anˈd͡ʒi.na/, (Latin stress) /ˈan.d͡ʒi.na/ Rhymes: (Greek stress) -ina, (Latin stress) -andʒina Hyphenation: (Greek stress) an‧gì‧na, (Latin stress) àn‧gi‧na === Noun === angina f (plural angine) (medical) a choking or a suffocation. Usually understood as ellipsis of angina pectoris (heart-related chest pain). == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη (ankhónē, “strangling”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaŋ.ɡɪ.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈan̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.na] === Noun === angina f (genitive anginae); first declension choking, suffocation quinsy, tonsillitis ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “angina” on page 129/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82) == Māori == === Noun === angina death == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin angina. === Noun === angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer, definite plural anginaene) (pathology) angina === References === “angina” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “angina” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). === Anagrams === aninga == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin angina. === Noun === angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer or anginaar, definite plural anginaene or anginaane) (pathology) angina === References === “angina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin angina. First attested in 1680–1689. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aŋˈɡi.na/ Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: an‧gi‧na === Noun === angina f (pathology) tonsillitis ==== Declension ==== ==== Collocations ==== === References === === Further reading === “angina”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “angina”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin angina. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na === Noun === angina f (plural anginas) (pathology) angina (infection of the throat) === Further reading === “angina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “angina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin angina. === Noun === angína f (Cyrillic spelling анги́на) angina (pathology) tonsillitis == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin angina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈxina/ [ãŋˈxi.na] Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: an‧gi‧na === Noun === angina f (plural anginas) (pathology) angina (infection of the throat) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “angina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English angina. === Noun === angina class IX (plural angina class X) angina