noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/
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Canada, General-American:/ɑɹˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/
Canada, General-American:[ɑɹˈθɹ(a)ɪɾɪs]
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Australian:/ɐːˈθɹ(ɑ)ɪtɪs/
Australian:/aːˈθɹ(ɑ)ɪtɪs/
CMU ARPABET:AA0 R TH R AY1 T AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AA0 R TH R AY1 T IH0 S
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noun
Meaning 1
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
inflammation of a joint or joints
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Latin arthrītis, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis, “joint-disease, gout”), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”). By surface analysis, arthr- + -itis.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
artritis
— inflammation of a joint
Albanian:
artrit
— inflammation of a joint
Arabic:
اِلْتِهَاب الْمَفَاصِل
(iltihāb al-mafāṣil)
— inflammation of a joint
Armenian:
հոդաբորբ
(hodaborb)
— inflammation of a joint
Armenian:
արթրիտ
(artʻrit)
— inflammation of a joint
Assamese:
বাতবিষ
(batobix)
— inflammation of a joint
Belarusian:
артры́т
(artrýt)
— inflammation of a joint
Bengali:
বাত
(bat)
— inflammation of a joint
Bulgarian:
артри́т
(artrít)
— inflammation of a joint
Catalan:
artritis
— inflammation of a joint
Chinese Cantonese:
關節炎 /关节炎
(gwaan1 zit3 jim4)
— inflammation of a joint
Hakka Chinese:
關節炎 /关节炎
(kôan-chiet-yàm)
— inflammation of a joint
Chinese Mandarin:
關節炎 /关节炎
(guānjiéyán)
— inflammation of a joint
Czech:
artritida
— inflammation of a joint
Danish:
gigt
— inflammation of a joint
Danish:
ledbetændelse
— inflammation of a joint
Dhivehi:
ހުޅުތައް ދުޅަވުން
(huḷuta duḷavun̊)
— inflammation of a joint
Dutch:
gewrichtsontsteking
— inflammation of a joint
Dutch:
artritis
— inflammation of a joint
Esperanto:
artrito
— inflammation of a joint
Faroese:
gikt
— inflammation of a joint
Faroese:
liðabruni
— inflammation of a joint
Finnish:
niveltulehdus
— inflammation of a joint
Finnish:
nivelreuma
— inflammation of a joint
French:
arthrite
— inflammation of a joint
Galician:
artrite
— inflammation of a joint
German:
Arthritis
— inflammation of a joint
German:
Gelenkentzündung
— inflammation of a joint
Greek:
αρθρίτιδα
(arthrítida)
— inflammation of a joint
Ancient Greek:
ἀρθρῖτις
(arthrîtis)
— inflammation of a joint
Gujarati:
સંધિવા
(sandhivā)
— inflammation of a joint
Hebrew:
דלקת מפרקים
(daléket mifrakím)
— inflammation of a joint
Hindi:
गठिया
(gaṭhiyā)
— inflammation of a joint
Hindi:
संधि शोथ
(sandhi śoth)
— inflammation of a joint
Hungarian:
ízületi gyulladás
— inflammation of a joint
Hungarian:
artritisz
— inflammation of a joint
Hungarian:
arthritis
— inflammation of a joint
Icelandic:
gigt
— inflammation of a joint
Icelandic:
liðbólga
— inflammation of a joint
Interlingua:
arthritis
— inflammation of a joint
Irish:
airtríteas
— inflammation of a joint
Italian:
artrite
— inflammation of a joint
Japanese:
関節炎
(kansetsuen)
— inflammation of a joint
Kazakh:
шорбуын
(şorbuyn)
— inflammation of a joint
Korean:
관절염
(gwanjeoryeom)
— inflammation of a joint
Latin:
podagra
— inflammation of a joint
Latin:
cheragra
— inflammation of a joint
Latin:
arthritis
— inflammation of a joint
Luhya:
bubimbe
— inflammation of a joint
Macedonian:
воспаление на зглобовите
(vospalenie na zglobovite)
— inflammation of a joint
Macedonian:
артритис
(artritis)
— inflammation of a joint
Malay:
radang sendi
— inflammation of a joint
Malay:
artritis
— inflammation of a joint
Malayalam:
സന്ധിവാതം
(sandhivātaṁ)
— inflammation of a joint
Māori:
kaikōiwi
— inflammation of a joint
Māori:
mate pona kakā
— inflammation of a joint
Khiamniungan Naga:
ūtsēikīoh
— inflammation of a joint
Nepali:
बाथ
(bāth)
— inflammation of a joint
Norwegian:
artritt
— inflammation of a joint
Norwegian:
leddgikt
— inflammation of a joint
Norwegian:
leddbetennelse
— inflammation of a joint
Plautdietsch:
Rietinj
— inflammation of a joint
Polish:
artretyzm
— inflammation of a joint
Polish:
zapalenie stawów
— inflammation of a joint
Portuguese:
artrite
— inflammation of a joint
Punjabi:
ਗਠੀਆ
(gaṭhīā)
— inflammation of a joint
Romanian:
artrită
— inflammation of a joint
Romanian:
artroză
— inflammation of a joint
Russian:
артри́т
(artrít)
— inflammation of a joint
Slovak:
artritída
— inflammation of a joint
Spanish:
artritis
— inflammation of a joint
Swahili:
jongo
— inflammation of a joint
Swedish:
ledinflammation
— inflammation of a joint
Swedish:
artrit
— inflammation of a joint
Tagalog:
magansugpong
— inflammation of a joint
Tamil:
மூட்டழற்சி
(mūṭṭaḻaṟci)
— inflammation of a joint
Thai:
ข้ออักเสบ
(kɔ̂ɔ-àk-sèep)
— inflammation of a joint
Turkish:
artrit
— inflammation of a joint
Turkish:
eklem iltihabı
— inflammation of a joint
Ukrainian:
артри́т
(artrýt)
— inflammation of a joint