gangreen

English

Noun

gangreen (countable and uncountable, plural gangreens)

  1. Obsolete form of gangrene.

Verb

gangreen (third-person singular simple present gangreens, present participle gangreening, simple past and past participle gangreened)

  1. Obsolete form of gangrene.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ɣɑŋˈɣreːn/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ɣɑŋˈɣreːn/, /ɣɑŋˈɣriːn/, /ˈɣɑŋ.ɣriːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gan‧green
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

gangreen n (uncountable)

  1. gangrene
    Synonym: koudvuur

Derived terms

  • gangreneus

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: gangren
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