ague

Etymology
From, , borrowed from  , “acute (fever)” (Modern French  ), from   , from  +.

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Noun

 * 1)  An acute fever.
 * 2)  An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
 * 3) The cold fit or rigor of an intermittent fever.
 * 4) A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
 * 5) * November 23, 1698,, letter to Mrs Stewart
 * I ’scap’d with one cold fit of an ague
 * 1)  Malaria.
 * 1) A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.
 * 2) * November 23, 1698,, letter to Mrs Stewart
 * I ’scap’d with one cold fit of an ague
 * 1)  Malaria.
 * 1)  Malaria.

Usage notes
The pronunciation is a common pronunciation by people to whom this is a book word (a word one learns by reading and has never heard spoken). is the standard pronunciation.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: sahaava kuume
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἠπίαλος
 * Ingrian: veritauti
 * Maori: kinawhea, kunawhea
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: fiebre intermitente
 * Ukrainian: лихома́нка,, тря́сця


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: palelu,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ingrian: veritauti
 * Japanese: ,
 * Maori: kunāwhea
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian:, остуда

Verb

 * 1)  To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.

Translations

 * Russian:

Noun

 * 1) feather
 * 2) fur

Etymology
From, , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) ague acute fever