# beriberi
## English
### Alternative forms

* beri-beri

### Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”) due to weakness.

### Noun

beriberi (usually uncountable, plural beriberis)
* (pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.

#### Synonyms

* endemic neuritis
* kakke

#### Derived terms

* aberic acid
* antiberiberi
* antiberiberin
* beriberic
* beriberoid
* dry beriberi
* wet beriberi

#### Translations
### See also

* athlete's foot
* malnutrition
* beriberi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* beri-beri (archaic)

### Etymology

From English beriberi, from Sinhalese බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈberiberi/, [ˈbe̞riˌbe̞ri]
* Rhymes: -eri
* Hyphenation: be‧ri‧be‧ri

### Noun

beriberi
* (pathology) beriberi

#### Declension

Possessive forms of beriberi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beriberini
accusative
nom.
beriberini
gen.
beriberini
genitive
beriberini
partitive
beriberiäni
inessive
beriberissäni
elative
beriberistäni
illative
beriberiini
adessive
beriberilläni
ablative
beriberiltäni
allative
beriberilleni
essive
beriberinäni
translative
beriberikseni
abessive
beriberittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beriberisi
accusative
nom.
beriberisi
gen.
beriberisi
genitive
beriberisi
partitive
beriberiäsi
inessive
beriberissäsi
elative
beriberistäsi
illative
beriberiisi
adessive
beriberilläsi
ablative
beriberiltäsi
allative
beriberillesi
essive
beriberinäsi
translative
beriberiksesi
abessive
beriberittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beriberimme
accusative
nom.
beriberimme
gen.
beriberimme
genitive
beriberimme
partitive
beriberiämme
inessive
beriberissämme
elative
beriberistämme
illative
beriberiimme
adessive
beriberillämme
ablative
beriberiltämme
allative
beriberillemme
essive
beriberinämme
translative
beriberiksemme
abessive
beriberittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beriberinne
accusative
nom.
beriberinne
gen.
beriberinne
genitive
beriberinne
partitive
beriberiänne
inessive
beriberissänne
elative
beriberistänne
illative
beriberiinne
adessive
beriberillänne
ablative
beriberiltänne
allative
beriberillenne
essive
beriberinänne
translative
beriberiksenne
abessive
beriberittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beriberinsä
accusative
nom.
beriberinsä
gen.
beriberinsä
genitive
beriberinsä
partitive
beriberiään beriberiänsä
inessive
beriberissään beriberissänsä
elative
beriberistään beriberistänsä
illative
beriberiinsä
adessive
beriberillään beriberillänsä
ablative
beriberiltään beriberiltänsä
allative
beriberilleen beriberillensä
essive
beriberinään beriberinänsä
translative
beriberikseen beriberiksensä
abessive
beriberittään beriberittänsä
instructive
comitative

## Japanese
### Romanization

beriberi
* Rōmaji transcription of べりべり

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Through English from Sinhalese.

### Noun

beriberi m (definite singular beriberien, indefinite plural beriberier, definite plural beriberiene)
* (pathology) beriberi

### References

* “beriberi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Through English from Sinhalese.

### Noun

beriberi m (definite singular beriberien, indefinite plural beriberiar, definite plural beriberiane)
* (pathology) beriberi

### References

* “beriberi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.