vaccin

See also: vaccîn

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French vaccin, from Latin vaccīnus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna (“cowpox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑkˈsɛn/

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• Hyphenation: vac‧cin
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

vaccin n (plural vaccins, diminutive vaccintje n)

1. vaccine

   Synonym: entstof

Derived terms

• coronavaccin
• mRNA-vaccin
• vaccintwijfelaar
• vaccintype
• vaccinweigeraar

Related terms

• vaccinatie
• vaccineren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: vaksin

French

Etymology

Remade as a masculine noun from vaccine, based on Latin vaccinus, where vaccine was also ultimately borrowed from (through a New or Scientific Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vak.sɛ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

vaccin m (plural vaccins)

1. vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)

   Un vaccin est une préparation biologique administrée à un organisme vivant afin de stimuler son système immunitaire et de développer une immunité adaptative protectrice et relativement durable contre l’agent infectieux d’une maladie particulière.

   A vaccine is a biological preparation administered to a living organism in order to stimulate its immune system so that it develops an immunity which is adaptive, protective, and relatively durable against the infectious agent of a particular illness.

See also

• vaccinal
• vaccination
• vacciner
• vaccinologie
• vaccinologue
• vache

Further reading

• “vaccin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vaccin.

Noun

vaccin n (plural vaccinuri)

1. vaccine

Declension

Declension of vaccin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) vaccin	vaccinul	(niște) vaccinuri	vaccinurile
genitive/dative	(unui) vaccin	vaccinului	(unor) vaccinuri	vaccinurilor
vocative	vaccinule		vaccinurilor

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vakˈsiːn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vac‧cin

Noun

vaccin n

1. vaccine; substance that stimulates production of antibodies

Declension

Declension of vaccin
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vaccin	vaccinet	vaccin	vaccinen
Genitive	vaccins	vaccinets	vaccins	vaccinens

Declension of vaccin
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vaccin	vaccinet	vacciner	vaccinerna
Genitive	vaccins	vaccinets	vacciners	vaccinernas

Derived terms

• vaccinera
• vaccinering