cholera
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)
- (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
- 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
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Translations[edit]
infectious disease
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Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f, m (uncountable)
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f (genitive cholerae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cholera | cholerae |
Genitive | cholerae | cholerārum |
Dative | cholerae | cholerīs |
Accusative | choleram | cholerās |
Ablative | cholerā | cholerīs |
Vocative | cholera | cholerae |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- cholera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cholera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- cholera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f
Declension[edit]
declension of cholera
Interjection[edit]
cholera!
- damn!
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f (genitive singular cholery, nominative plural cholery, genitive plural cholier, declension pattern of žena)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cholera
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- cholera in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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