paralisia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French paralysie, from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.liˈzi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.liˈzi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.liˈzi.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧li‧si‧a

Noun

paralisia f (plural paralisias)

  1. (pathology) paralysis, palsy
  2. (figurative) paralysis, numbness, stagnation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tetum: paralizia

Further reading

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