bacillus

See also Bacillus

English

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Etymology

From Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæˈsɪl.əs/

Noun

bacillus (plural bacilli)

1. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

Translations

any bacteria in the genus Bacillus

• Albanian: bacil (sq)
• Belarusian: бацыла (be) (bacýla) f
• Bulgarian: бацил (bg) (bacíl) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桿菌 (cmn), 杆菌 (cmn) (gǎnjūn), 芽孢桿菌 (cmn), 芽孢杆菌 (cmn) (yábāo gǎnjùn)

• Czech: bacil (cs) m
• Estonian: batsill (et)
• Finnish: basilli (fi)
• French: bacille (fr) m
• German: Bazillus (de) m
• Greek: βάκιλλος (el) (vákillos) m
• Hindi: बैसिलस (hi) (baisilas)
• Hungarian: bacilus (hu)

• Icelandic: staflaga baktería f, baktería f
• Japanese: 桿菌 (ja) (かんきん, kankin), バシラス (ja) (bashirasu), バチルス (ja) (bachirusu)
• Korean: 간균 (ko) (gangyun), 杆菌 (ko)
• Polish: laseczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: bacilo (pt) m
• Russian: бацилла (ru) (bacílla) f
• Spanish: bacilo (es) m
• Swedish: bacill (sv) c
• Ukrainian: бацила (uk) (bacýla) f
• Vietnamese: trực khuẩn (vi)
• Volapük: bazil (vo)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• bacillum

Etymology

Diminutive of baculus (“staff, walking stick”).

Noun

bacillus (genitive bacillī); m, second declension

1. A small staff or wand.
2. The shaft or handle of a tool or weapon.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	bacillus	bacillī
genitive	bacillī	bacillōrum
dative	bacillō	bacillīs
accusative	bacillum	bacillōs
ablative	bacillō	bacillīs
vocative	bacille	bacillī

Descendants

• Russian: баци́лла (bacílla) f