diabetes

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English

Etymology

From Latin diabētēs (“siphon”), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs), from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbitiz/, [ˌdaɪəˈbiɾiz], /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs/, [ˌdaɪəˈbiɾɪs]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑɪəˈbiːtiːz/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /dajaˈbitis/

Noun

diabetes (uncountable)

2. (pathology) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]
3. (slang, humorous) Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.
4. Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin. [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

• (group of metabolic diseases): diabetes mellitus, DM, diabeetus (humorous)

Hyponyms

• (group of metabolic diseases): IDDM, juvenile diabetes, NIDDM

Derived terms

Related terms

• diabetic

Translations

Anagrams

• beadiest

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪjabɛtɛs]

Noun

diabetes m inan

1. diabetes mellitus

   Synonyms: cukrovka, (dated) úplavice cukrová

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “diabetes”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “diabetes”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• diabetes in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Danish

Noun

diabetes c (singular definite diabetesen, not used in plural form)

1. diabetes

   Synonym: sukkersyge

Declension

Further reading

• “diabetes” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From New Latin diabetes mellitus, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”), via the agent noun διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”). This refers to the excessive amounts of urine produced by sufferers. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.aːˈbeː.təs/
• Hyphenation: di‧a‧be‧tes
• Rhymes: -eːtəs

Noun

diabetes m (uncountable)

1. diabetes

Related terms

• diabeet
• diabetica
• diabeticus
• diabetisch

Descendants

• → Indonesian: diabetes

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin diabētēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɑbe(ː)t(ː)es/, [ˈdiɑ̝ˌbe̞(ː)t̪(ː)e̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -etes
• Hyphenation^(key): dia‧be‧tes

Noun

diabetes

1. diabetes

   Synonym: sokeritauti

   Hyponyms: nuoruusiän diabetes (type I), aikuisdiabetes (type II)

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

• “diabetes”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• diabet (colloquial, uncommon)

Etymology

From Dutch diabetes.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /diaˈbetəs/ [di.aˈbe.t̪əs]
• Rhymes: -etəs
• Syllabification: di‧a‧be‧tes

Noun

diabetês (uncountable)

1. (medicine) diabetes, a general term referring to any of various disorders characterized by excessive urination (polyuria).
2. (medicine, colloquial) diabetes mellitus, a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia

   Synonyms: diabetes melitus, penyakit kencing manis, penyakit gula

Hyponyms

• diabetes insipidus
• diabetes melitus

Further reading

• diabetes on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “diabetes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek δῐᾰβήτης (dĭăbḗtēs, “siphon; diabetes”), from δῐᾰβαίνω (dĭăbaínō, “to step across, pass over”) +‎ -της (-tēs, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /di.aˈbeː.teːs/, [d̪iäˈbeːt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.aˈbe.tes/, [d̪iäˈbɛːt̪es]

Noun

diabētēs m (genitive diabētae); first declension

1. a siphon

   Synonym: sīphō
2. (New Latin, pathology) diabetes

Inflection

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Descendants

• → English: diabetes

References

• “diabetes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.a.be.tes/, [dɪ.ɑ.ˈbeː.teːs]

Noun

diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen) (uncountable)

1. diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)

Synonyms

• sukkersyke

References

“diabetes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek participle διαβήτης (diabḗtēs, “passing through”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪɑˈbeːtes/

Noun

diabetes m (singular definite diabetesen) (uncountable)

1. diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)

Synonyms

• sukkersjuke

References

“diabetes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• diabete

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: di‧a‧be‧tes

Noun

diabetes f or m (invariable)

1. diabetes (a group of metabolic diseases)

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese noun varies from speaker to speaker. Some use it as a masculine noun and others as a feminine noun.

Noun

diabetes f pl or m pl

1. plural of diabete

References

• “diabetes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

• diábetes (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djaˈbetes/ [d̪jaˈβ̞e.t̪es]
• Rhymes: -etes
• Syllabification: dia‧be‧tes

Noun

diabetes f (plural diabetes)

1. diabetes

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “diabetes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

diabetes c

1. diabetes (diabetes mellitus)

   Synonym: (less common) sockersjuka

Declension

Related terms

• diabetiker (“a diabetic”)
• diabetisk (“diabetic”)

References

• diabetes in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• diabetes in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• diabetes in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH