diabetes

== English == === Etymology === From Latin diabētēs (“siphon”), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs), from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/, [ˌdaɪəˈbiɾiz], /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs/, [ˌdaɪəˈbiɾɪs] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdɑɪəˈbiːtiːz/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /dajaˈbitis/ === Noun === diabetes (uncountable) (pathology) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.] (slang, humorous) Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar. Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin. [from 15th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (group of metabolic diseases): diabetes mellitus, DM, diabeetus (humorous) ==== Hyponyms ==== (group of metabolic diseases): IDDM, juvenile diabetes, NIDDM ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== diabetic ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: daiabitis ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === beadiest == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɪjabɛtɛs] === Noun === diabetes m inan diabetes mellitus Synonyms: cukrovka, (dated) úplavice cukrová ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “diabetes”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “diabetes”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “diabetes”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == Danish == === Noun === diabetes c (singular definite diabetesen, not used in plural form) diabetes Synonym: sukkersyge ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “diabetes” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From New Latin diabetes mellitus, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”), via the agent noun διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”). This refers to the excessive amounts of urine produced by sufferers. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdi.aːˈbeː.təs/ Hyphenation: di‧a‧be‧tes Rhymes: -eːtəs === Noun === diabetes m (uncountable, no diminutive) diabetes ==== Related terms ==== diabeet diabetica diabeticus diabetisch ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: diabetes == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin diabētēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiɑbe(ː)t(ː)es/, [ˈdiɑ̝ˌbe̞(ː)t̪(ː)e̞s̠] Rhymes: -etes Syllabification(key): di‧a‧be‧tes Hyphenation(key): dia‧be‧tes === Noun === diabetes diabetes Synonym: sokeritauti Hyponyms: nuoruusiän diabetes (type I), aikuisdiabetes (type II) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “diabetes”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === diabet (colloquial, uncommon) === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch diabetes, from Latin diabētēs (“siphon”), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs), Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /diaˈbetəs/ [di.aˈbe.t̪əs] Rhymes: -etəs Syllabification: di‧a‧be‧tes === Noun === diabetês (uncountable) (medicine, endocrinology) diabetes a general term referring to any of various disorders characterized by excessive urination (polyuria) (pathology) diabetes mellitus, a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia Synonyms: diabetes melitus, penyakit kencing manis, penyakit gula ==== Hyponyms ==== === Further reading === diabetes on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id “diabetes”, 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 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek δῐᾰβήτης (dĭăbḗtēs, “siphon; diabetes”), from δῐᾰβαίνω (dĭăbaínō, “to step across, pass over”) +‎ -της (-tēs, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [di.aˈbeː.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [di.aˈbɛː.tes] === Noun === diabētēs m (genitive diabētae); first declension a siphon Synonym: sīphō (New Latin, pathology) diabetes ==== Inflection ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs). ==== Descendants ==== → English: diabetes === References === “diabetes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪɑˈbeːtes/ === Noun === diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen) (uncountable) diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases) ==== Synonyms ==== sukkersyke === References === “diabetes” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪɑˈbeːtes/ === Noun === diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen) (uncountable) diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases) ==== Synonyms ==== sukkersjuke === References === “diabetes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === diabete === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: di‧a‧be‧tes === Noun === diabetes f or m (invariable) diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases) ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this Portuguese noun varies from speaker to speaker. Some use it as a masculine noun and others as a feminine noun. === Noun === diabetes f pl or m pl plural of diabete === References === “diabetes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “diabetes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === diábetes (nonstandard) diábetis (Central America) diabetis (Bolivia) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /djaˈbetes/ [d̪jaˈβ̞e.t̪es] Rhymes: -etes Syllabification: dia‧be‧tes === Noun === diabetes f (plural diabetes) diabetes ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “diabetes”, 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 == Swedish == === Noun === diabetes c diabetes (diabetes mellitus) Synonyms: (less common) sockersjuka, (dated) socker ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== diabetiker (“a diabetic”) diabetisk (“diabetic”) ==== See also ==== insulin === References === “diabetes”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “diabetes”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “diabetes”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH