embolic

English

Etymology

embol- +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

embolic (comparative more embolic, superlative most embolic)

1. (pathology) Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.

Derived terms

• radioembolic

Catalan

Etymology

From embolicar (“to wrap, entangle”). First attested in 1653.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.buˈlik]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.boˈlik]

Noun

embolic m (plural embolics)

1. mess

   Quin embolic has fet amb tots els papers, m'ha costat una hora ordenar-los!

   What a mess you made with all the papers, it took me an hour to organize them!

2. confusion

   Synonyms: embull, marro

   M'he fet un embolic amb la suma i ara l'he de començar un altre cop!

   I've made a mess with the sum and now I have to start again!

Related terms

• embolcar
• embolcall

Further reading

• “embolic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “embolic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “embolic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French embolique.

Adjective

embolic m or n (feminine singular embolică, masculine plural embolici, feminine and neuter plural embolice)

1. embolic

Declension

Declension of embolic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	embolic		embolică	embolici	embolice
	definite	embolicul		embolica	embolicii	embolicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	embolic		embolice	embolici	embolice
	definite	embolicului		embolicei	embolicilor	embolicelor