cholera
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒləɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑləɹə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: chol‧e‧ra
NounEdit
cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)
- (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.'
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
infectious disease
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AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cholera f
DeclensionEdit
Declension
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek [Term?].
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cholera f or m (uncountable)
DescendantsEdit
- → Papiamentu: kólera
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LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cholera f (genitive cholerae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cholera | cholerae |
Genitive | cholerae | cholerārum |
Dative | cholerae | cholerīs |
Accusative | choleram | cholerās |
Ablative | cholerā | cholerīs |
Vocative | cholera | cholerae |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “cholera”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- cholera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cholera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cholera f
DeclensionEdit
Declension of cholera
InterjectionEdit
cholera
- damn!
Derived termsEdit
noun
adjective
Related termsEdit
adverb
Further readingEdit
- cholera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cholera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cholera f (genitive singular cholery, nominative plural cholery, genitive plural cholier, declension pattern of žena)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of cholera
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- cholera in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk