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Ictus

Definition: Ictus

Ictus

Noun

1. A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "ictus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Ictus \Ic"tus\, noun. [Latin expression, from icere, ictum, to strike.]. (references)

 

Synonyms: Ictus

Synonyms: raptus (n), seizure (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Ictus

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Poetry

Verse, rhyme, assonance, crambo, meter, measure, foot, numbers, strain, rhythm; accentuation; (voice); dactyl, spondee, trochee, anapest; hexameter, pentameter; Alexandrine; anacrusis, antispast, blank verse, ictus.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Ictus

English words defined with "ictus": Arsis. (references)
Etymologies containing "ictus": ictic. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Ictus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (bite, blow, bolt, hit, metrical beat, musical, smite, stab, stabbing, sting, strike, stroke, thrust, wound), Portuguese (attack, ictus, stroke), Romanian (accent), Spanish (ictus).

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Commercial Usage: Ictus

DomainTitle

Books

  • Error in persona vel obiecto und aberratio ictus bei der Notwehr (reference)

  • Lihn, Zurita, Ictus, Radrigán : literatura chilena y experiencia autoritaria (reference)

  • Zur strafrechtlichen Behandlung der aberratio ictus und des error in objecto des Täters (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ictus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ictus

30

hemorragico ictus

7

cerebrale ictus

5

cerebrale e ictus ipertensione

2

celebrale ictus

2

ictus levodopa

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Ictus

Language Translations for "ictus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

theks i vargut, goditje (assault, bang, bash, batting, beat, biff, blow, buffet, bump, cant, chop, clean and jerk, clip, dash, dint, drive, fib, flap, hit, impingement, incitement, infliction, jab, joggle, jolt, knock, knocking, lick, percussion, poke, pound, push, shock, slat, sock, stimulus, strike, stroke, thrust, thwack, tremor, welt). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

ритмично ударение, пулсация (pulsation). (various references)

   

Czech

  

bití (beating, whipping). (various references)

   

Danish

  

ictus (attack, stroke), spidsstød (attack, stroke). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ictus (attack, stroke). (various references)

   

French

  

ictus. (various references)

   

German

  

Iktus (attack, stroke), Ictus (attack, stroke). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κτύπημα (battery, blow, box, bruise, coup, flick, hit, percussion, rap, strike, stroke, thrust, whop), κτύποσ (bang, beat, clack, knock), πλήγμα (beat, blow, hurt, wound), αιφνίδια προσβολή (shock), τόνοσ (accent, intonation, pitch, strain, stress, ton, tonality, tone, tuna). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

lüktetés (pulsation, pulse, throb, throbbing). (various references)

   

Italian

  

itto (attack, stroke), arsi (arsis, scorched). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ictusay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

icto (attack, stroke). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

accent ritmic sau metric. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

удар пульса, вспышка болезни (attack). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

iktus, ritmički naglasak. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ictus (attack, stroke). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

iktus, solsting (insolation, sunstroke), pulsslag (pulsation, pulsebeat). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

vurgu (accent, emphasis, point, stress, word accent), nöbet (attack, bout, guard duty, invasion, paroxysm, police, post, sentry, sentry go, spell, tour, turn, turn of duty, turn of work, watch), kriz (acme, attack, bout, conjuncture, crisis, fit, invasion, paroxysm, spell), darbe (bash, beat, biff, blow, brunt, bump, chop, clip, clout, concussion, coup, coup de main, coup d'etat, crusher, cut, dash, facer, finisher, hack, hit, impact, jolt, kayo, knock, pound, putsch, shock, smasher, stroke, thwack, whack, whammy). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

удар пульсу, спалах хвороби, ритмічний наголос. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Ictus

LanguageDateSourceNumbers Chapter 35, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEan de en liqw ek ceiroV en w apoqaneitai en autw pataxh auton kai apoqanh foneuthV estin qanatw qanatousqw o foneuthV
Latin405VulgateSi lapidem iecerit et ictus occubuerit similiter punietur
Renaissance English1526TyndaleYf he smyte him with a throwinge stone that he dye therwith then he shall dye: for he is a murtherer and shalbe slayne therfore.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd if he shall smite him by throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he shall die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Basic English1964OgdenOr if he gives him a blow with a stone in his hand, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Ictus

LanguageNumbers Chapter 35, Verse 17
CebuanoUg kong siya makasamad kaniya pinaagi sa usa ka bato nga diha sa iyang kamot, nga igong makamatay sa usa ka tawo, ug siya namatay, siya nga nakasamad maoy usa ka mamumuno: ang mamumuno sa pagkamatuod pagapatyon gayud.
CroatianUdari li ga iz ruke kamenom od kojega èovjek može poginuti i zbilja pogine, to je opet ubojica. Ubojica mora glavom platiti.
Danishog slår han ham ihjel med en Sten, som han har i Hånden, og som kan slå en Mand ihjel, så er han en Manddraber, og Manddraberen skal lide Døden;
DutchOf indien hij hem met een handsteen, waarvan met zoude kunnen sterven, geslagen heeft, dat hij gestorven zij, een doodslager is hij; deze doodslager zal zekerlijk gedood worden.
FinnishJos joku ottaa käteensä kiven, jolla voi lyödä kuoliaaksi, ja lyö toista, niin että tämä kuolee, on hän tahallinen tappaja; sellainen tappaja rangaistakoon kuolemalla.
FrenchS`il le frappe, tenant à la main une pierre qui puisse causer la mort, et que la mort en soit la suite, c`est un meurtrier: le meurtrier sera puni de mort.
GermanWirft er ihn mit einem Stein, mit dem jemand mag getötet werden, daß er davon stirbt, so ist er ein Totschläger und soll des Todes sterben.
HungarianÉs ha kézben levõ kõvel, a melytõl meghalhat, üti meg úgy, hogy meghal, gyilkos az; halállal lakoljon a gyilkos.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAtau jikalau dipalunya akan dia dengan batu yang pada tangannya, yang dari sebabnya orang boleh mati, sehingga matilah orang itu, maka ialah orang pembunuh adanya, tak akan jangan orang pembunuh itu mati dibunuh juga hukumnya.
ItalianSe lo colpisce con una pietra che aveva in mano, atta a causare la morte, e il colpito muore, quel tale è un omicida; l'omicida dovrà essere messo a morte.
MaoriKi te patu ano hoki ia i a ia ki te kohatu i whiua e ia kia mate rawa ai, a ka mate, he kaikohuru ia: kia mate rawa te kaikohuru.
NorwegianOg den som tar en sten i sin hånd stor nok til å drepe en med og slår nogen med den så han dør, han er en manndraper, og manndraperen skal late livet.
PortugueseOu se o ferir com uma pedra na mão, que possa causar a morte, e ele morrer, homicida é; e o homicida será morto.   
RumanianDacq -l lovewte cu o piatrq pe care o yine kn mknq, de care poate muri, wi moare, este un ucigaw: ucigawul sq fie pedepsit cu moartea.
RussianЙ ЕУМЙ ЛФП ХДБТЙФ ЛПЗП ЙЪ ТХЛЙ ЛБНОЕН, ПФ ЛПФПТПЗП НПЦОП ХНЕТЕФШ, ФБЛ ЮФП ФПФ ХНТЕФ, ФП ПО ХВЙКГБ: ХВЙКГХ ДПМЦОП РТЕДБФШ УНЕТФЙ;
Spanish"'Si lo hiere con una piedra en la mano, con la cual pueda causarle la muerte, y él muere, es un asesino. El asesino morirá irremisiblemente.
SwedishLikaledes, om någon i sin hand har en sten med vilken ett dråpslag kan givas, och han därmed slår en annan till döds, så är han en sannskyldig dråpare; en sådan skall straffas med döden.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Ictus

Derivations

Words beginning with "ictus": ictuses. (additional references)

Words ending with "ictus": rictus. (additional references)

Words containing "ictus": rictuses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Ictus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: citos, citu, citus, dictus, ectus, iatus, Icbt, icdcs, ichtus, icous, icrus, icsu, icthus, icus, Icut, Ikatus, iktus, Intus, Ishitu, itus, nictus, Zctu. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Ictus"

Words rhyming with "ictus" (pronounced 'Ic"tus'): Afflatus, Ailantus, Alto-stratus, Amotus, Asphaltus, Attritus, Benedictus, Boletus, Cactus, Cognatus, Conatus, Conspectus, Cumu-cirro-stratus, Delectus, fetus, Leptus, Literatus, Mallotus, meatus, Notus, Pectus, Pericarditus, Plutus, Productus, Prospectus, Pruritus, Quietus, rectus, rictus, Salaeratus, Sanctus, Scorbutus, singultus, Situs, status, Subsultus, tinnitus, Vermetus, Victus. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Ictus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: cutis.

Words within the letters "c-i-s-t-u"

-1 letter: cist, cuts, scut, suit, tics, tuis.

-2 letters: cis, cut, its, sic, sit, tic, tis, tui, uts.

-3 letters: is, it, si, ti, us, ut.

 Words containing the letters "c-i-s-t-u"
 

+1 letter: bustic, cistus, citrus, coitus, cubist, cubits, cuties, cutins, fustic, miscut, rictus, rustic, schuit, tunics.

 

+2 letters: acquits, biscuit, bustics, casuist, caustic, chutist, citrous, citrusy, cubists, cultish, cultism, cultist, curites, cutesie, cutises, cutties, dictums, fustics, icterus, ictuses, incrust, inducts, justice, luetics, miscuts, oculist, rustics, schuits, sickout, stickum, stickup, suction, unstick, upticks.

 

+3 letters: acoustic, acuities, aquatics, auctions, autecism, autistic, autopsic, auxetics, biscuits, captious, casuists, caustics, cautions, cautious, cerusite, chutists, circuits, cistuses, citreous, citruses, coituses, conduits, coquitos, counties, critturs, crudites, crustier, crustily, crusting, cubistic, cuittles, culprits, cultisms, cultists, cuppiest, cuprites, curdiest, curliest, curtails, curtains, curtsied, curtsies, curviest, cushiest, cutesier, cuticles, cutinise, cutlines, cuttings, discount, disjunct, duckiest, ductings, eucrites, eustatic, factious, haircuts, incrusts, instruct, jesuitic, juiciest, juristic, justices, leucites, linecuts, linocuts, luckiest, lunatics, midcults, miscount, mistouch, muckiest, mucosity, muticous, noctuids, nutpicks, occiputs, oculists, outcries, outkicks, outslick, oviducts, picquets, pictures, piecrust, puristic, quantics, quartics, quickest, quickset, quintics, quitches, recruits, rictuses, ructions, ructious, rustical, rusticly, sauciest, scouting, scrutiny, security, sickouts, sinciput, stickful, stickout, stickums, stickups, subcutis, suboptic, subtonic, subtopic, subtunic, succinct, suctions, suitcase, sulfitic, sultanic, suricate, truistic, tsunamic, tungstic, tunicles, unctions, unsticks, unstitch, utricles, viaducts, victuals, viscount, yuckiest.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Bible Trace
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography


  

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