herpes
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
herpes (plural herpeses)
- (medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.
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Related terms edit
- herpetology (“the branch of biology dealing with reptiles and amphibians”)
Translations edit
viral disease
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Further reading edit
- “herpes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “herpes”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “herpes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
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herpes
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
herpes m (invariable)
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Further reading edit
- “herpes” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “herpes”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “herpes” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “herpes” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
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herpes m inan
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Danish edit
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herpes
- herpes
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English herpes), ultimately from Latin herpēs.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
herpes
- (pathology) herpes (common language term for herpes simplex)
Declension edit
Inflection of herpes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | herpes | — | ||
genitive | herpeksen | — | ||
partitive | herpestä | — | ||
illative | herpekseen | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | herpes | — | ||
accusative | nom. | herpes | — | |
gen. | herpeksen | |||
genitive | herpeksen | — | ||
partitive | herpestä | — | ||
inessive | herpeksessä | — | ||
elative | herpeksestä | — | ||
illative | herpekseen | — | ||
adessive | herpeksellä | — | ||
ablative | herpekseltä | — | ||
allative | herpekselle | — | ||
essive | herpeksenä | — | ||
translative | herpekseksi | — | ||
abessive | herpeksettä | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “herpes”, 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 2023-07-02
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
herpes
- herpes
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
- Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax.
- I strongly suspect that the person in question has the venereal disease of herpes, for a prescription for Zovirax cream was written to the person in question.
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
herpes m
Synonyms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈher.peːs/, [ˈhɛrpeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈer.pes/, [ˈɛrpes]
Noun edit
herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | herpēs | herpētēs |
Genitive | herpētis | herpētum |
Dative | herpētī | herpētibus |
Accusative | herpētem | herpētēs |
Ablative | herpēte | herpētibus |
Vocative | herpēs | herpētēs |
References edit
- “herpes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- herpes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: her‧pes
Noun edit
herpes m or f (invariable)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French herpès, from Latin herpes.
Noun edit
herpes n (plural herpesuri)
Declension edit
Declension of herpes
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) herpes | herpesul | (niște) herpesuri | herpesurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) herpes | herpesului | (unor) herpesuri | herpesurilor |
vocative | herpesule | herpesurilor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
herpes m (plural herpes)
Further reading edit
- “herpes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Noun edit
herpes c