algolagnia
English
/alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/
noun
Definitions
- A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Algolagnie derived from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (pain, sorrow, grief, pain of the body mind).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἄλγος
Gloss
pain, sorrow, grief, pain of the body mind
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
戚
Emoji
🖌️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alginuresis English
- algolagniac English
- algolagnic English
- algolagnist English
- antalgic English
- hemialgia English
- -algia Latin
- abdomen Latin
- Algolagnie German
- θυμαλγής Ancient Greek
- ἀλγέω Ancient Greek
- ἀλγεινός Ancient Greek
- ἄλγος Ancient Greek
- *swergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- άλγος Greek (modern)
- αλγολαγνεία Greek (modern)