dystonia

English

Etymology

From New Latin dystonia, from German Dystonie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈstəʊnɪə/

Noun

dystonia (countable and uncountable, plural dystonias)

1. (pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.

Synonyms

• neurodystonia

Derived terms

• hemidystonia
• myodystonia

 

Related terms

• dystonic

Translations

neurological disorder

• Armenian: դիստոնիա (hy) (distonia), լարման խանգարում (hy) (larman xangarum)
• German: Dystonie (de) f
• Russian: дистони́я (ru) f (distoníja)
• Spanish: distonía f

References

• “dystonia”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English dystonia), ultimately from New Latin dystonia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdystoniɑ/, [ˈdys̠to̞ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): dys‧to‧nia

Noun

dystonia

1. (pathology) dystonia

Declension

Inflection of dystonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		dystonia	dystoniat
genitive		dystonian	dystonioiden dystonioitten
partitive		dystoniaa	dystonioita
illative		dystoniaan	dystonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dystonia	dystoniat
accusative	nom.	dystonia	dystoniat
	gen.	dystonian
genitive		dystonian	dystonioiden dystonioitten dystoniain rare
partitive		dystoniaa	dystonioita
inessive		dystoniassa	dystonioissa
elative		dystoniasta	dystonioista
illative		dystoniaan	dystonioihin
adessive		dystonialla	dystonioilla
ablative		dystonialta	dystonioilta
allative		dystonialle	dystonioille
essive		dystoniana	dystonioina
translative		dystoniaksi	dystonioiksi
abessive		dystoniatta	dystonioitta
instructive		—	dystonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dystonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dystoniani dystoniani accusative nom. dystoniani dystoniani gen. dystoniani genitive dystoniani dystonioideni dystonioitteni dystoniaini rare partitive dystoniaani dystonioitani inessive dystoniassani dystonioissani elative dystoniastani dystonioistani illative dystoniaani dystonioihini adessive dystoniallani dystonioillani ablative dystonialtani dystonioiltani allative dystonialleni dystonioilleni essive dystonianani dystonioinani translative dystoniakseni dystonioikseni abessive dystoniattani dystonioittani instructive — — comitative — dystonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dystoniasi dystoniasi accusative nom. dystoniasi dystoniasi gen. dystoniasi genitive dystoniasi dystonioidesi dystonioittesi dystoniaisi rare partitive dystoniaasi dystonioitasi inessive dystoniassasi dystonioissasi elative dystoniastasi dystonioistasi illative dystoniaasi dystonioihisi adessive dystoniallasi dystonioillasi ablative dystonialtasi dystonioiltasi allative dystoniallesi dystonioillesi essive dystonianasi dystonioinasi translative dystoniaksesi dystonioiksesi abessive dystoniattasi dystonioittasi instructive — — comitative — dystonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dystoniamme dystoniamme accusative nom. dystoniamme dystoniamme gen. dystoniamme genitive dystoniamme dystonioidemme dystonioittemme dystoniaimme rare partitive dystoniaamme dystonioitamme inessive dystoniassamme dystonioissamme elative dystoniastamme dystonioistamme illative dystoniaamme dystonioihimme adessive dystoniallamme dystonioillamme ablative dystonialtamme dystonioiltamme allative dystoniallemme dystonioillemme essive dystonianamme dystonioinamme translative dystoniaksemme dystonioiksemme abessive dystoniattamme dystonioittamme instructive — — comitative — dystonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dystonianne dystonianne accusative nom. dystonianne dystonianne gen. dystonianne genitive dystonianne dystonioidenne dystonioittenne dystoniainne rare partitive dystoniaanne dystonioitanne inessive dystoniassanne dystonioissanne elative dystoniastanne dystonioistanne illative dystoniaanne dystonioihinne adessive dystoniallanne dystonioillanne ablative dystonialtanne dystonioiltanne allative dystoniallenne dystonioillenne essive dystoniananne dystonioinanne translative dystoniaksenne dystonioiksenne abessive dystoniattanne dystonioittanne instructive — — comitative — dystonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dystoniansa dystoniansa accusative nom. dystoniansa dystoniansa gen. dystoniansa genitive dystoniansa dystonioidensa dystonioittensa dystoniainsa rare partitive dystoniaansa dystonioitaan dystonioitansa inessive dystoniassaan dystoniassansa dystonioissaan dystonioissansa elative dystoniastaan dystoniastansa dystonioistaan dystonioistansa illative dystoniaansa dystonioihinsa adessive dystoniallaan dystoniallansa dystonioillaan dystonioillansa ablative dystonialtaan dystonialtansa dystonioiltaan dystonioiltansa allative dystonialleen dystoniallensa dystonioilleen dystonioillensa essive dystonianaan dystonianansa dystonioinaan dystonioinansa translative dystoniakseen dystoniaksensa dystonioikseen dystonioiksensa abessive dystoniattaan dystoniattansa dystonioittaan dystonioittansa instructive — — comitative — dystonioineen dystonioinensa

Further reading

• “dystonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• ydinsota