Dictionary

vertigo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/ (General-American)
• /ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin -īgō Latin vertīgōbor. English vertigo Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
2. (countable, uncountable) A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
4. (countable, uncountable) A snail of the genus Vertigo.

Forms

Deriveds

antivertigo · Vertigoverse · vertiginous · benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Synonyms

dizziness · giddiness

Translations (58)

cy pendro (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · bg замайване (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · fr vertige (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · hu szédülés (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · tl lula (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · el ίλιγγος (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · hi चक्कर (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · sh vrtoglavica (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · el ζαλάδα (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · sk závrat (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · cmn 眩暈 /眩晕 (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · kk бас айналу (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · nl duizeligheid (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ka ბრუ (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · fo svimbul (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ja くらくら (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · pt oura (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ka თავბრუსხვევა (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · grc ἴλιγξ (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ur چکر (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ka თავბრუდასხმა (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · el ζάλη (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · is svimi (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · mk вртоглавица (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · sv svindel, yrsel (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · gl vertixe (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · fi huimaus (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · da svimmelhed (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ar دُوَار (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · it vertigine (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ar سَدَر (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · es mareo (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ar سَدَارَة (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ota طولاب (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ar دَوْخَة (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ka თავბრუ (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · sh вртоглавица (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · bg шемет (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · cmn 頭暈 /头晕 (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ko 현기증 (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · bg световъртеж (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ja 目眩 (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · vi chóng mặt (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · no vertigo, svimmelhet (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · pt tontura (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · cmn 頭昏 /头昏 (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · mi puano (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · fa سرگیجه (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · ru головокруже́ние (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · es vértigo (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · de Schwindel (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · eo vertigo (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · txb waipalau (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · pt vertigem (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · pl zawroty głowy (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · fr labyrinthite (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · cs závrať (sensation of whirling and loss of balance) · hy գլխապտույտ (sensation of whirling and loss of balance)