veisalgia
English
/veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ə/, /veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ɹ̩/
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
Etymology
Derived from Norwegian kveis (uneasiness after debauchery) derived from Latin -algia derived from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (pain, sorrow, grief, pain of the body mind).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἄλγος
Gloss
pain, sorrow, grief, pain of the body mind
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
戚
Emoji
🖌️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -algia English
- alginuresis English
- antalgic English
- hemialgia English
- -algia Latin
- abdomen Latin
- Algolagnie German
- -algia Spanish, Castilian
- θυμαλγής Ancient Greek
- ἀλγέω Ancient Greek
- ἀλγεινός Ancient Greek
- ἄλγος Ancient Greek
- *swergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- άλγος Greek (modern)
- αλγολαγνεία Greek (modern)
- kveis Norwegian