atrabile

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin ātra bīlis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).

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Noun[edit]

atrabile f (plural atrabiles)

  1. (medicine, historical) black bile
    Synonym: bile noire

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin atra bilis.

Noun[edit]

atrabile m (plural atrabili)

  1. black bile
    Synonym: bile nera

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French atrabile.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧tra‧bi‧le

Noun[edit]

atrabile f (plural atrabiles)

  1. supposed humor (or black bile) to which melancholy, irritation, hypochondria, etc. were attributed.
  2. bad mood, irritability
  3. melancholy, sadness
  4. anger, fury, irascibility