Meanings
adjectiveepileptic (not comparable)
alternative epileptick
- not comparableOf or relating to epilepsy.
The children die off in vast numbers: those pale roses are all nerves. Hence, will presently burst forth the epileptic dances of the fourteenth century.
1862, Jules Michelet, La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages - not comparableOf or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
nounepileptic (plural epileptics)
plural epileptics · alternative epileptick
- A person who has epilepsy.
The present Immigration Act on the books bars entry to Canada to homosexuals, prostitutes, epileptics, and those said to be "living off the avails of homosexualism or prostitution."
1976 December 25, “Canada's Gay Ban”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
Similar
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐπιληπτικός
- Englishepileptic
From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός
- ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós)of or relating to epilepsy
Bengali মৃগীরোগী
- মৃগীরোগী (mrigirōgi)person who has epilepsy
Catalan epilèptic, epilèptic
- epilèpticof or relating to epilepsy
- epilèpticperson who has epilepsy
Czech epileptický, epileptik
- epileptickýof or relating to epilepsy
- epileptikperson who has epilepsy
- epileptičkaperson who has epilepsy
Danish epileptisk, epileptiker
- epileptiskof or relating to epilepsy
- epileptikerperson who has epilepsy
Esperanto epilepsia, epilepsiula
- epilepsiaof or relating to epilepsy
- epilepsiulaof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- virepilepsiulaof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- epilepsiulinaof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- epilepsiuloperson who has epilepsy
- virepilepsiuloperson who has epilepsy
- epilepsiulinoperson who has epilepsy
Finnish epileptinen, epileptinen
- epileptinenof or relating to epilepsy
- epileptinenof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- epileptikkoperson who has epilepsy
French épileptique
- épileptiqueof or relating to epilepsy
German epileptisch, fallsüchtig
- epileptischof or relating to epilepsy
- fallsüchtigof or relating to epilepsy
- Epileptikerperson who has epilepsy
- Epileptikerinperson who has epilepsy
Greek επιληπτικός, επιληπτικός
- επιληπτικός (epiliptikós)of or relating to epilepsy
- επιληπτικός (epiliptikós)of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- επιληπτικός (epiliptikós)person who has epilepsy
Hindi मिरगिया, अपस्मारी
- मिरगिया (mirgiyā)of or relating to epilepsy
- अपस्मारी (apasmārī)of or relating to epilepsy
- अपस्मारिक (apasmārik)of or relating to epilepsy
- मिरगिया (mirgiyā)of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- अपस्मारी (apasmārī)of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- अपस्मारिक (apasmārik)of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- मिरगिया (mirgiyā)person who has epilepsy
Hungarian epilepsziás, epileptikus
- epilepsziásof or relating to epilepsy
- epileptikusof or relating to epilepsy
- epilepsziásperson who has epilepsy
Irish titimeach, titimis
- titimeachof or relating to epilepsy
- titimisof or relating to epilepsy
- titimeachof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- titimeachperson who has epilepsy
Italian epilettico, epilettico
- epiletticoof or relating to epilepsy
- epiletticoof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- epiletticoperson who has epilepsy
- epiletticaperson who has epilepsy
Malay epileptik
- epileptikof or relating to epilepsy
Norwegian Bokmål epileptisk
- epileptiskof or relating to epilepsy
Polish epileptyczny, epileptyczny
- epileptycznyof or relating to epilepsy
- epileptycznyof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- epileptykperson who has epilepsy
- epileptyczkaperson who has epilepsy
Portuguese epiléptico, epilético
- epilépticoof or relating to epilepsy
- epiléticoof or relating to epilepsy
- epilépticoof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- epiléticoof or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
Russian эпилепти́ческий, эпиле́птик
- эпилепти́ческий (epileptíčeskij)of or relating to epilepsy
- эпиле́птик (epiléptik)person who has epilepsy
Spanish epiléptico
- epilépticoof or relating to epilepsy
Ukrainian епілепти́чний, епілепти́чний
- епілепти́чний (epileptýčnyj)of or relating to epilepsy
- епілепти́чний (epileptýčnyj)of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics
- епіле́птик (epiléptyk)person who has epilepsy
- епілепти́чка (epileptýčka)person who has epilepsy
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