etiologi
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch etiologie, from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología), αἰτία (aitía, “cause”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /etioˈloɡi/ [e.t̪i.oˈlo.ɡi]
- Rhymes: -oɡi
- Syllabification: e‧ti‧o‧lo‧gi
Noun
etiologi (plural etiologi-etiologi)
- aetiology, etiology
- the establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- the study of causes or causation.
- (medicine, pathology) the study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
- (medicine, pathology) a cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease.
- (literature) a myth intended to explain the origins of cult practices, natural phenomena, proper names and the like.
Derived terms
- etiologi kejahatan
Related terms
Further reading
- “etiologi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología).
Noun
etiologi c (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | etiologi | etiologis |
| definite | etiologin | etiologins | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
- etiologisk