cholera

See also: Cholera, choléra, and cholerą

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin cholera (bilious disease), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, cholera). Doublet of choler.

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cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)

  1. (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
    • 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
      'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'

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CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈxolɛra]
  • Hyphenation: cho‧le‧ra

NounEdit

cholera f

  1. cholera

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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxoː.ləˌraː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cho‧le‧ra

NounEdit

cholera f or m (uncountable)

  1. cholera

Usage notesEdit

  • Cholera is the neutral name for the disease. The older terms "kolere" and "klere" are now considered vulgar or offensive.

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  • Papiamentu: kólera

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).

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cholera f (genitive cholerae); first declension

  1. cholera

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cholera cholerae
Genitive cholerae cholerārum
Dative cholerae cholerīs
Accusative choleram cholerās
Ablative cholerā cholerīs
Vocative cholera cholerae

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PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /xɔˈlɛ.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: cho‧le‧ra

NounEdit

cholera f

  1. (pathology) cholera
  2. (colloquial) pest, nuisance (irritating person)
    Jesteś cholerą!You're a bastard!

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adverb

InterjectionEdit

cholera

  1. damn!

Further readingEdit

  • cholera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cholera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

SlovakEdit

EtymologyEdit

Derived from Latin cholera (bilious disease), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, bile).

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NounEdit

cholera f (genitive singular cholery, nominative plural cholery, genitive plural cholier, declension pattern of žena)

  1. cholera

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Further readingEdit

  • cholera in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk