German

Noun

Ischias f, m, n ‎(genitive Ischias, no plural)

1. (pathology, neurology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)
2. sciatic nerve

Usage notes

This noun is feminine in technical usage and usually masculine (more rarely neuter) in colloquial usage.

Synonyms

• (sciatica): Ischialgie
• (sciatic nerve): Ischiasnerv

Czech

Noun

ischias m

1. sciatica

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰσχιάς ‎(iskhiás, “hip-disease; sciatica”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.kʰi.as/, [ˈɪs.kʰi.as]

Noun

ischias f ‎(genitive ischiadis); third declension

1. sciatica

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• ischias in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ischias”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.