empeine

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish empeine, from Latin impetigo, impetiginem.

Noun

empéine

1. herpes

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈpeine/ [ẽmˈpei̯.ne]
• Rhymes: -eine
• Syllabification: em‧pei‧ne

Etymology 1

From en- (“in-”) ‎ peine (“comb”), because of its similarity to a comb.

Noun

empeine m (plural empeines)

1. (anatomy) instep
2. upper (of footwear)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin impetīgine, singular ablative of impetīgō. Doublet of the borrowed impétigo.

Noun

empeine m (plural empeines)

1. (pathology, dermatology) dermatophytosis, ringworm

Further reading

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