gout
An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a…An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
» Tom has gout.
У Тома подагра.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
(countable, uncountable, usually)A drop; a spurt or splotch.
Alternative forms: gut, gutt
(countable, rare, uncountable)A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.
Gicht
пода́граpodágra
подаграpodahra
(obsolete)Taste; relish.
Examples
11 sentencesTom has gout.
У Тома подагра. — deniko
We both have gout.
deWir haben beide die Gicht. — brauchinet
Both of us have gout.
deWir haben beide die Gicht. — brauchinet
I have gout.
She is affected with the gout.
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
From Middle English goute, from Old French gote, gute, from Latin gutta (“drop”). CompareFrom Middle English goute, from Old French gote, gute, from Latin gutta (“drop”). Compare Spanish gota (“drop, droplet”). Doublet of goutte and gutta.
Borrowed from French goût.
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Forms
plural: goutsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints:gouty arthritisurarthritis
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable