akne

Learned borrowing from New Latin acne.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑkne/, [ˈɑ̝kne̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑkne
• Syllabification^(key): ak‧ne
• Hyphenation^(key): ak‧ne

akne

1. (pathology) acne

• finnitauti
• näppytauti

• “akne”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• ekan, kean

From Dutch acne, from French acné, from New Latin [Term?], probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

• IPA^(key): [ˈak̚nə]
• Hyphenation: ak‧nê

aknê (plural akne-akne)

1. (dermatology, pathology, uncommon) acne: a skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection

   Synonym: jerawat

The term usually used in medical books.

• “akne”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From New Latin [Term?], probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

akne m (definite singular aknen, indefinite plural akner, definite plural aknene)

1. acne

• “akne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From New Latin, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

akne m (definite singular aknen, indefinite plural aknar, definite plural aknane)

1. acne

• “akne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• acne

akne c

1. (pathology) acne

• “akne”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “akne”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Borrowed from Spanish acné, from French acné, from Ancient Greek *ἀκνή (*aknḗ), perhaps a corruption of ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”). Possible doublet of akme.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakne/ [ˈʔak.n̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -akne
• Syllabification: ak‧ne

akne (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜈᜒ)

1. acne

• “akne”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “akne”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 8

• anek

From French acné.

• IPA^(key): /ɑk.ne/

akne (definite accusative akneyi, plural akneler)

1. acne