cholera
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒləɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑləɹə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: chol‧e‧ra
Noun[edit]
cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)
- (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of 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
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
infectious disease
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Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f
Declension[edit]
Declension
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f or m (uncountable)
Descendants[edit]
- → Papiamentu: kólera
Related terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f (genitive cholerae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
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[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- cholera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cholera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cholera f
Declension[edit]
Declension of cholera
Interjection[edit]
cholera
- damn!
Derived terms[edit]
noun
adjective
Related terms[edit]
adverb
Further reading[edit]
- cholera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cholera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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 slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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