rotavirus

See also: Rotavirus, and rotavírus

English

Rotaviruses in the faeces of an infected child

Etymology

From Latin rota (“wheel”) + virus. The name was first proposed in July 1974 in an article in The Lancet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊtəˌvaɪɹəs/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

rotavirus (plural rotaviruses or rotavirusses or rotavira or (rare) rotaviri or (proscribed) rotavirii)

1. Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.
   • [1974 July 13, Flewett, T. H., Bryden, A. S., Davies, H., Woode, G. N., Bridger, J. C., Derrick, J. M., “Relation between viruses from acute gastroenteritis of children and newborn calves”, in The Lancet, volume 304, number 7872, →DOI, page 63:

     We propose therefore that these reovirus-like or orbivirus-like enteritis viruses of calves and children are in a group separate from both orbiviruses and reoviruses, and we suggest that the term “rotavirus” (from the Latin rota, a wheel) should be used for them.]

Synonyms

• duovirus (dated)

Derived terms

• antirotavirus
• nonrotavirus
• rotaviral
• rotavirion
• rotavirologist
• rotavirology
• rotaviruslike

 

Translations

any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輪狀病毒／轮状病毒 (lúnzhuàng bìngdú)

• Dutch: rotavirus n
• Finnish: rotavirus (fi)
• French: rotavirus (fr) m
• German: Rotavirus m or n
• Hungarian: rotavírus
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: ロタウイルス (rota-uirusu)
• Korean: 로타바이러스 (rotabaireoseu)
• Latin: rotavīrus n
• Maori: huaketo puku
• Polish: rotawirus (pl)
• Portuguese: rotavírus m
• Russian: ротави́рус (ru) m (rotavírus)
• Spanish: rotavirus m

Further reading

• rotavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rotavirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English rotavirus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotɑʋirus/, [ˈro̞t̪ɑ̝ˌʋirus̠]
• Rhymes: -irus
• Syllabification^(key): ro‧ta‧vi‧rus

Noun

rotavirus

1. rotavirus

Declension

Inflection of rotavirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		rotavirus	rotavirukset
genitive		rotaviruksen	rotavirusten rotaviruksien
partitive		rotavirusta	rotaviruksia
illative		rotavirukseen	rotaviruksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		rotavirus	rotavirukset
accusative	nom.	rotavirus	rotavirukset
	gen.	rotaviruksen
genitive		rotaviruksen	rotavirusten rotaviruksien
partitive		rotavirusta	rotaviruksia
inessive		rotaviruksessa	rotaviruksissa
elative		rotaviruksesta	rotaviruksista
illative		rotavirukseen	rotaviruksiin
adessive		rotaviruksella	rotaviruksilla
ablative		rotavirukselta	rotaviruksilta
allative		rotavirukselle	rotaviruksille
essive		rotaviruksena	rotaviruksina
translative		rotavirukseksi	rotaviruksiksi
abessive		rotaviruksetta	rotaviruksitta
instructive		—	rotaviruksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rotavirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotavirukseni rotavirukseni accusative nom. rotavirukseni rotavirukseni gen. rotavirukseni genitive rotavirukseni rotavirusteni rotaviruksieni partitive rotavirustani rotaviruksiani inessive rotaviruksessani rotaviruksissani elative rotaviruksestani rotaviruksistani illative rotavirukseeni rotaviruksiini adessive rotaviruksellani rotaviruksillani ablative rotavirukseltani rotaviruksiltani allative rotavirukselleni rotaviruksilleni essive rotaviruksenani rotaviruksinani translative rotaviruksekseni rotaviruksikseni abessive rotaviruksettani rotaviruksittani instructive — — comitative — rotaviruksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotaviruksesi rotaviruksesi accusative nom. rotaviruksesi rotaviruksesi gen. rotaviruksesi genitive rotaviruksesi rotavirustesi rotaviruksiesi partitive rotavirustasi rotaviruksiasi inessive rotaviruksessasi rotaviruksissasi elative rotaviruksestasi rotaviruksistasi illative rotavirukseesi rotaviruksiisi adessive rotaviruksellasi rotaviruksillasi ablative rotavirukseltasi rotaviruksiltasi allative rotaviruksellesi rotaviruksillesi essive rotaviruksenasi rotaviruksinasi translative rotavirukseksesi rotaviruksiksesi abessive rotaviruksettasi rotaviruksittasi instructive — — comitative — rotaviruksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotaviruksemme rotaviruksemme accusative nom. rotaviruksemme rotaviruksemme gen. rotaviruksemme genitive rotaviruksemme rotavirustemme rotaviruksiemme partitive rotavirustamme rotaviruksiamme inessive rotaviruksessamme rotaviruksissamme elative rotaviruksestamme rotaviruksistamme illative rotavirukseemme rotaviruksiimme adessive rotaviruksellamme rotaviruksillamme ablative rotavirukseltamme rotaviruksiltamme allative rotaviruksellemme rotaviruksillemme essive rotaviruksenamme rotaviruksinamme translative rotavirukseksemme rotaviruksiksemme abessive rotaviruksettamme rotaviruksittamme instructive — — comitative — rotaviruksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotaviruksenne rotaviruksenne accusative nom. rotaviruksenne rotaviruksenne gen. rotaviruksenne genitive rotaviruksenne rotavirustenne rotaviruksienne partitive rotavirustanne rotaviruksianne inessive rotaviruksessanne rotaviruksissanne elative rotaviruksestanne rotaviruksistanne illative rotavirukseenne rotaviruksiinne adessive rotaviruksellanne rotaviruksillanne ablative rotavirukseltanne rotaviruksiltanne allative rotaviruksellenne rotaviruksillenne essive rotaviruksenanne rotaviruksinanne translative rotavirukseksenne rotaviruksiksenne abessive rotaviruksettanne rotaviruksittanne instructive — — comitative — rotaviruksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotaviruksensa rotaviruksensa accusative nom. rotaviruksensa rotaviruksensa gen. rotaviruksensa genitive rotaviruksensa rotavirustensa rotaviruksiensa partitive rotavirustaan rotavirustansa rotaviruksiaan rotaviruksiansa inessive rotaviruksessaan rotaviruksessansa rotaviruksissaan rotaviruksissansa elative rotaviruksestaan rotaviruksestansa rotaviruksistaan rotaviruksistansa illative rotavirukseensa rotaviruksiinsa adessive rotaviruksellaan rotaviruksellansa rotaviruksillaan rotaviruksillansa ablative rotavirukseltaan rotavirukseltansa rotaviruksiltaan rotaviruksiltansa allative rotavirukselleen rotaviruksellensa rotaviruksilleen rotaviruksillensa essive rotaviruksenaan rotaviruksenansa rotaviruksinaan rotaviruksinansa translative rotaviruksekseen rotavirukseksensa rotaviruksikseen rotaviruksiksensa abessive rotaviruksettaan rotaviruksettansa rotaviruksittaan rotaviruksittansa instructive — — comitative — rotaviruksineen rotaviruksinensa

Further reading

• “rotavirus”, 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 2023-07-03

Spanish

Noun

rotavirus m (plural rotavirus)

1. (virology) rotavirus

Further reading

• “rotavirus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28