syphilis
See also: Syphilis
English
editAlternative forms
edit- syph (slang)
Etymology
editFrom New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsyphilis (uncountable)
- (pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
- Synonyms: (dated) Cupid's disease, (obsolete) great-pox, (dated) French disease, French gout, French pox, ladies' fever, leprosy, lues, lues venerea, syph
- Hypernyms: STD, VD
- Coordinate terms: clap, gonorrhea
Derived terms
editTranslations
editsexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum
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Further reading
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsyphilis f (plural syphilis)
Further reading
edit- “syphilis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
editNoun
editsyphilis (uncountable)
Latin
editEtymology
editFirst used in 1530 by Girolamo Fracastoro, from the name of a mythical first sufferer of the disease, Syphilus.
Noun
editsyphilis f (genitive syphilidis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | syphilis | syphilidēs |
Genitive | syphilidis | syphilidum |
Dative | syphilidī | syphilidibus |
Accusative | syphilidem | syphilidēs |
Ablative | syphilide | syphilidibus |
Vocative | syphilis | syphilidēs |
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