sciatique

French

Etymology

From Latin sciaticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sja.tik/

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Adjective

sciatique (plural sciatiques)

1. sciatic; related to the hip

   Synonyms: coxal, iliaque

Noun

sciatique m (plural sciatiques)

1. (pathology) sciatica
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 13; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:

     Il avait confié les clefs du magasin à un collègue à trois occasions en vingt-cinq ans : une grippe intestinale, une pose d’implant dentaire et une sciatique.

     Only three times in twenty-five years, had he entrusted the keys to one of his colleagues: a bout of gastric flu, a dental implant fitting and an attack of sciatica.

Further reading

• “sciatique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Noun

sciatique f (plural sciatiques)

1. (Jersey, pathology) sciatica