ectima

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ecthyma, from New Latin ecthyma, from Greek έκθυμα (ékthyma, “pustule”). First attested in 1832. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡˈtima/ [eɣ̞ˈt̪i.ma] Rhymes: -ima Syllabification: ec‧ti‧ma === Noun === ectima m (plural ectimas) (pathology) ecthyma [from 19th c.] === Further reading === “ectima”, 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 “ectima”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN