hoarseness

English

Etymology

From Middle English hosnesse, from Old English hāsnes; equivalent to hoarse +‎ -ness.

Noun

hoarseness (usually uncountable, plural hoarsenesses)

The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice.
Synonym: (medical) dysphonia

The hoarseness of her voice was caused by years of smoking.

Translations

having dry harsh voice

Arabic: بُحَاح m (buḥāḥ)
Catalan: ronquera f, rogall (ca) m
Czech: chrapot (cs) m
Finnish: käheys (fi)
Galician: rouquén f
German: Heiserkeit (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: βράγχος m (bránkhos), κέρχνος m (kérkhnos)
Icelandic: hæsi (is) f
Indonesian: keserakan, keparauan
Irish: piachán m
Italian: arrochimento m, raucedine (it) f, rochezza f, rocaggine f
Latin: rāvis f
Middle English: hosnesse
Norwegian:
Bokmål: heshet m or f, håshet m or f
Old English: hāsnes
Polish: chrypa (pl) f, chrypka (pl) f
Portuguese: rouquidão f
Romanian: răgușeală (ro) f
Scottish Gaelic: tùchan m
Spanish: ronquera (es) f, ronquez (es) f
Swedish: heshet (sv) c

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