diabète

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”).

• IPA^(key): /dja.bɛt/

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diabète m (plural diabètes)

1. diabetes

   diabète sucré ― diabetes mellitus

• diabétique

• “diabète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”), a form of διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”); this refers to the excessive amounts of urine produced by sufferers.

diabète f (plural diabètes)

1. (Jersey) diabetes

• maladie d'chucre