lepra
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lepra (“psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”), from either λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) or λέπος (lépos, “husk, scale”) + -ρος (-ros, “forming adjectives”). The shift of sense from psoriasis to Hansen's disease occurred in large part from the use of λέπρα (lépra) to translate Hebrew צרעת (“tzaraath”) in the Septuagint and its subsequent use in the New Testament and Late Latin.
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lepra (uncountable)
- (medicine, archaic) Synonym of leprosy.
- 1914, Henry Weightman Stelwagon, Treatise on Diseases of the Skin, 7th edition, page 914:
- Lepra is an endemic, chronic, malignant, constitutional disease, due to a specific bacillus.
- (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of psoriasis.
- 1864, William Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases, page 43:
- Lepra and psoriasis are identical, though the two names are retained.
- (botany, rare, obsolete) Any layer of algae, lichens, or other substance producing a leprosylike appearance on the surfaces of plants.
- 1805, translation of Karl Ludwig Willdenow as The Principles of Botany and of Vegetable Physiology, p. 344:
- Lepra is frequently met with on the trunks, especially of young trees.
- 1805, translation of Karl Ludwig Willdenow as The Principles of Botany and of Vegetable Physiology, p. 344:
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References edit
- “lepra, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- “lepra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Catalan edit
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lepra f (uncountable)
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Further reading edit
- “lepra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “lepra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “lepra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “lepra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Corsican edit
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lepra f (plural lepre)
- Alternative form of levra
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- “levra, leura, lepra, levura, lefra, levru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Czech edit
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lepra f
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧pra
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lepra m (uncountable)
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- → Caribbean Javanese: léprah
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Finnish edit
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From Swedish lepra, ultimately from Koine Greek λέπρᾱ (léprā).
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lepra
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Inflection of lepra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lepra | — | ||
genitive | lepran | — | ||
partitive | lepraa | — | ||
illative | lepraan | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lepra | — | ||
accusative | nom. | lepra | — | |
gen. | lepran | |||
genitive | lepran | — | ||
partitive | lepraa | — | ||
inessive | leprassa | — | ||
elative | leprasta | — | ||
illative | lepraan | — | ||
adessive | lepralla | — | ||
ablative | lepralta | — | ||
allative | lepralle | — | ||
essive | leprana | — | ||
translative | lepraksi | — | ||
abessive | lepratta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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- “lepra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lepra (comparative leprább, superlative legleprább)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lepra | leprák |
accusative | leprát | leprákat |
dative | leprának | lepráknak |
instrumental | leprával | leprákkal |
causal-final | lepráért | leprákért |
translative | leprává | leprákká |
terminative | lepráig | leprákig |
essive-formal | lepraként | leprákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | leprában | leprákban |
superessive | leprán | leprákon |
adessive | lepránál | lepráknál |
illative | leprába | leprákba |
sublative | leprára | leprákra |
allative | leprához | leprákhoz |
elative | leprából | leprákból |
delative | lepráról | leprákról |
ablative | leprától | lepráktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
lepráé | lepráké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lepráéi | leprákéi |
Noun edit
lepra (plural leprák)
- leprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lepra | leprák |
accusative | leprát | leprákat |
dative | leprának | lepráknak |
instrumental | leprával | leprákkal |
causal-final | lepráért | leprákért |
translative | leprává | leprákká |
terminative | lepráig | leprákig |
essive-formal | lepraként | leprákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | leprában | leprákban |
superessive | leprán | leprákon |
adessive | lepránál | lepráknál |
illative | leprába | leprákba |
sublative | leprára | leprákra |
allative | leprához | leprákhoz |
elative | leprából | leprákból |
delative | lepráról | leprákról |
ablative | leprától | lepráktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
lepráé | lepráké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lepráéi | leprákéi |
Possessive forms of lepra | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | leprám | lepráim |
2nd person sing. | leprád | lepráid |
3rd person sing. | leprája | leprái |
1st person plural | lepránk | lepráink |
2nd person plural | leprátok | lepráitok |
3rd person plural | leprájuk | lepráik |
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Further reading edit
- lepra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch lepra, ultimately from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lepra (first-person possessive lepraku, second-person possessive lepramu, third-person possessive lepranya)
Further reading edit
- “lepra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Noun edit
lepra f (plural lepre)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pra/, [ˈɫ̪ɛprä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pra/, [ˈlɛːprä]
Noun edit
lepra f (genitive leprae); first declension
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This word is usually plural in Classical Latin, but primarily used in the singular in Late Latin.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | lepra | leprae |
Genitive | leprae | leprārum |
Dative | leprae | leprīs |
Accusative | lepram | leprās |
Ablative | leprā | leprīs |
Vocative | lepra | leprae |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “lepra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lepra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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lepra f
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lepra (“leprosy”), from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale”), from λέπω (lépō, “to peel”).
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lepra f (uncountable)
- leprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
- Synonyms: mal de Hansen, morfeia, hanseniase
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale”).
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lepra f (uncountable)
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Further reading edit
- “lepra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014