otitis

/oˈtitis/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
otitis

Meaning

  1. ear infection

    • El niño tiene otitis.

      The child has an ear infection.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

otite

otite is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ear infection."

Practice

1 What does otitis mean?

2 Fill the gap: El niño tiene ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches otitis?

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