trauma

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɔː.mə/, /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɔ.mə/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɑ.mə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːmə, -aʊmə

trauma (countable and uncountable, plural traumas or traumata)

1. Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
2. An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
   • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

3. An event that causes great distress.

• → Japanese: トラウマ

• “trauma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• trauma in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• “trauma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

• Murata, Tamura, matura

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɾaw.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾaw.ma]

trauma m (plural traumes)

1. trauma

• traumatitzar

• traumàtic

• “trauma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “trauma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “trauma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “trauma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from German Trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrau̯ma]

trauma n

1. trauma

• “trauma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “trauma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑu̯.maː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: trau‧ma

trauma n (plural trauma's or traumata, diminutive traumaatje n)

1. trauma

• hoofdtrauma
• traumatisch
• traumatiseren
• traumatalogie

• → Indonesian: trauma

< Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑu̯mɑ/, [ˈt̪rɑ̝u̯mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑumɑ
• Syllabification^(key): trau‧ma

trauma

1. trauma

Inflection of trauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		trauma	traumat
genitive		trauman	traumojen
partitive		traumaa	traumoja
illative		traumaan	traumoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		trauma	traumat
accusative	nom.	trauma	traumat
	gen.	trauman
genitive		trauman	traumojen traumain rare
partitive		traumaa	traumoja
inessive		traumassa	traumoissa
elative		traumasta	traumoista
illative		traumaan	traumoihin
adessive		traumalla	traumoilla
ablative		traumalta	traumoilta
allative		traumalle	traumoille
essive		traumana	traumoina
translative		traumaksi	traumoiksi
abessive		traumatta	traumoitta
instructive		—	traumoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of trauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative traumani traumani accusative nom. traumani traumani gen. traumani genitive traumani traumojeni traumaini rare partitive traumaani traumojani inessive traumassani traumoissani elative traumastani traumoistani illative traumaani traumoihini adessive traumallani traumoillani ablative traumaltani traumoiltani allative traumalleni traumoilleni essive traumanani traumoinani translative traumakseni traumoikseni abessive traumattani traumoittani instructive — — comitative — traumoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative traumasi traumasi accusative nom. traumasi traumasi gen. traumasi genitive traumasi traumojesi traumaisi rare partitive traumaasi traumojasi inessive traumassasi traumoissasi elative traumastasi traumoistasi illative traumaasi traumoihisi adessive traumallasi traumoillasi ablative traumaltasi traumoiltasi allative traumallesi traumoillesi essive traumanasi traumoinasi translative traumaksesi traumoiksesi abessive traumattasi traumoittasi instructive — — comitative — traumoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative traumamme traumamme accusative nom. traumamme traumamme gen. traumamme genitive traumamme traumojemme traumaimme rare partitive traumaamme traumojamme inessive traumassamme traumoissamme elative traumastamme traumoistamme illative traumaamme traumoihimme adessive traumallamme traumoillamme ablative traumaltamme traumoiltamme allative traumallemme traumoillemme essive traumanamme traumoinamme translative traumaksemme traumoiksemme abessive traumattamme traumoittamme instructive — — comitative — traumoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative traumanne traumanne accusative nom. traumanne traumanne gen. traumanne genitive traumanne traumojenne traumainne rare partitive traumaanne traumojanne inessive traumassanne traumoissanne elative traumastanne traumoistanne illative traumaanne traumoihinne adessive traumallanne traumoillanne ablative traumaltanne traumoiltanne allative traumallenne traumoillenne essive traumananne traumoinanne translative traumaksenne traumoiksenne abessive traumattanne traumoittanne instructive — — comitative — traumoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative traumansa traumansa accusative nom. traumansa traumansa gen. traumansa genitive traumansa traumojensa traumainsa rare partitive traumaansa traumojaan traumojansa inessive traumassaan traumassansa traumoissaan traumoissansa elative traumastaan traumastansa traumoistaan traumoistansa illative traumaansa traumoihinsa adessive traumallaan traumallansa traumoillaan traumoillansa ablative traumaltaan traumaltansa traumoiltaan traumoiltansa allative traumalleen traumallensa traumoilleen traumoillensa essive traumanaan traumanansa traumoinaan traumoinansa translative traumakseen traumaksensa traumoikseen traumoiksensa abessive traumattaan traumattansa traumoittaan traumoittansa instructive — — comitative — traumoineen traumoinensa

• “trauma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• maarut, murtaa

From the Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ (traûma, “wound”).

• IPA^(key): /tʁo.ma/

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. (medicine) trauma (a localised injury produced by an external action)
2. (psychology and psychoanalysis, elliptical use for trauma psychique) psychic trauma

   Synonym: traumatisme psychique

• trauma acoustique
• trauma auditif
• trauma parodontal
• trauma psychique
• trauma sonore

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

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. an emotional wound
2. (medicine) trauma; serious physical injury

• traumático
• traumatismo
• traumatizar

From Dutch trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrau̯ma]
• Hyphenation: trau‧ma

trauma

1. trauma:
   1. an event that causes great distress.
   2. (psychology, psychiatry) an emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
   3. (surgery) any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.

      Synonym: rudapaksa

• “trauma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

trauma (plural traumas)

1. trauma

• traumatic

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtraw.ma/
• Rhymes: -awma
• Hyphenation: tràu‧ma

trauma m (plural traumi)

1. trauma

• matura, murata, rumata

• IPA^(key): /ˈtræʉ̯.mɑ/

trauma n (definite singular traumaet, indefinite plural trauma, definite plural traumaa)

1. alternative form of traume

• IPA^(key): /²træʉ̯.mɑ/

trauma n

1. definite plural of traume

Borrowed from English trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtraw.ma/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -awma
• Syllabification: trau‧ma

trauma f

1. (medicine) trauma (serious injury to the body)

   Synonym: uraz

2. (psychology) trauma (emotional wound)

• trauma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• trauma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

• Rhymes: -awmɐ
• Hyphenation: trau‧ma

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. trauma (emotional wound)
2. trauma (event that causes great distress)
3. (medicine) trauma (serious injury to the body)

   Synonym: traumatismo

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /trǎuma/
• Hyphenation: tra‧u‧ma

tràuma f (Cyrillic spelling тра̀ума)

1. trauma

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾauma/ [ˈt̪ɾau̯.ma]
• Rhymes: -auma
• Syllabification: trau‧ma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

trauma m (plural traumas)

1. (medicine, psychology) trauma
2. injury; harm

   Synonym: traumatismo

trauma

1. inflection of traumar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “trauma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

• mutara
• mutará

trauma n

1. a psychological trauma
2. (medicine) a physical trauma

• traumatisera (“traumatize”)
• traumatisk (“traumatic”)

• trauma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trauma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trauma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)