See also: anginą and angína

English

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Etymology

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From Latin angina (quinsy; strangling, choking), from angō (to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/, /ænˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/[1]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪnə

Noun

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angina (countable and uncountable, plural anginas)

  1. (medicine, loosely) Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
    1. (medicine, usually strictly) Ellipsis of angina pectoris (chest pain of cardiac origin).
  2. (medicine, dated) An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.
    Hyponyms: Ludwig's angina, Vincent's angina, Plaut-Vincent angina

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Although the use of angina as a shorthand for angina pectoris is common and accepted by most dictionaries,[1] it may be considered imprecise or improper by some medical practitioners.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "angina, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1884.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin angina.

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angina f (plural angines)

  1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin angina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑŋˈɣi.naː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

Noun

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angina f (plural angina's or anginae, no diminutive)

  1. angina

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: angina

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Latin angina (choking, suffocation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒŋɡinɒ]
  • Rhymes: -nɒ
  • Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

Noun

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angina (usually uncountable, plural anginák)

  1. (medicine, cardiology) angina, angina pectoris (intermittent crushing chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia)
    Synonym: angina pectoris

Declension

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Possessive forms of angina
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. anginám angináim
2nd person sing. anginád angináid
3rd person sing. anginája anginái
1st person plural anginánk angináink
2nd person plural anginátok angináitok
3rd person plural anginájuk angináik

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Further reading

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  • angina in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch angina, from Latin angina (quinsy; strangling, choking), from angō (to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaŋina]
  • Hyphenation: angi‧na

Noun

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angina (plural angina-angina)

  1. (pathology) angina:
    1. an inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy
    2. (cardiology) ellipsis of angina pektoris (angina pectoris)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin angĭna, from Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη (ankhónē, strangling).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Greek stress) /anˈd͡ʒi.na/, (Latin stress) /ˈan.d͡ʒi.na/
  • Rhymes: (Greek stress) -ina, (Latin stress) -andʒina
  • Hyphenation: (Greek stress) an‧gì‧na, (Latin stress) àn‧gi‧na

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angina f (plural angine)

  1. (medical) a choking or a suffocation. Usually understood as ellipsis of angina pectoris (heart-related chest pain).

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη (ankhónē, strangling).

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Noun

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angina f (genitive anginae); first declension

  1. choking, suffocation
  2. quinsy, tonsillitis

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First-declension noun.

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Māori

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angina

  1. death

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin angina.

Noun

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angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer, definite plural anginaene)

  1. (pathology) angina

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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From Latin angina.

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angina m (definite singular anginaen, indefinite plural anginaer or anginaar, definite plural anginaene or anginaane)

  1. (pathology) angina

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Polish

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin angina.[1][2] First attested in 1680–1689.[3]

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    • IPA(key): /aŋˈɡi.na/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ina
    • Syllabification: an‧gi‧na

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    angina f

    1. (pathology) tonsillitis

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    References

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    1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “angina”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
    2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “angina”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
    3. ^ Krystyna Siekierska (20.11.2007), “ANGINA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin angina.

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      • Hyphenation: an‧gi‧na

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      angina f (plural anginas)

      1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

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      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin angina.

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      angína f (Cyrillic spelling анги́на)

      1. angina
      2. (pathology) tonsillitis

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Latin angina.

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        • IPA(key): /anˈxina/ [ãŋˈxi.na]
        • Rhymes: -ina
        • Syllabification: an‧gi‧na

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        angina f (plural anginas)

        1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

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        Swahili

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        Etymology

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          Borrowed from English angina.

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          angina class IX (plural angina class X)

          1. angina