dropsy
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dropsy
- /ˈdrɒp.si/ UK
- /ˈdɹɑp.si/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and hydrops.
noun dropsies
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Edema, swelling.
Caliban: The dropſie drowne this foole,[…]
Similar: water sickness
Translations
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noun swelling
| Español | hidropesía |
|---|---|
| Português | hidropisia, tropesia |
| Français | hydropisie |
| Deutsch | Wassersucht |
| Ελληνικά | υδρωπικία ydropikía |
| Русский | водя́нка vodjánka |
| العربية | اِسْتِسْقَاء istisqāʔ |
Talk about this word "dropsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dropsy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dropsy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dropsy "dropsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dropsy.Cite this
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title = {dropsy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
