ebola

See also: Ebola, ébola, and Ébola

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

ebola (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Ebola.
   • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 375:

     [A] single droplet of blood no bigger than this ‘o’ may contain 100 million ebola particles.

Dutch

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from French, from Legbala in a Congolese language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːˈboː.laː/, (medical usage) /ˈeː.boː.laː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ebo‧la
• Rhymes: -oːlaː

Noun

ebola f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. Ebola, Ebola fever
2. the Ebola virus

   Synonym: ebolavirus

Further reading

• “ebola” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
• ebola on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From English Ebola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈebolɑ/, [ˈe̞bo̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ebolɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧bo‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): ebo‧la

Noun

ebola

1. Ebola, Ebola virus

Declension

Inflection of ebola (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		ebola	ebolat
genitive		ebolan	eboloiden eboloitten ebolojen
partitive		ebolaa	eboloita eboloja
illative		ebolaan	eboloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ebola	ebolat
accusative	nom.	ebola	ebolat
	gen.	ebolan
genitive		ebolan	eboloiden eboloitten ebolojen ebolain rare
partitive		ebolaa	eboloita eboloja
inessive		ebolassa	eboloissa
elative		ebolasta	eboloista
illative		ebolaan	eboloihin
adessive		ebolalla	eboloilla
ablative		ebolalta	eboloilta
allative		ebolalle	eboloille
essive		ebolana	eboloina
translative		ebolaksi	eboloiksi
abessive		ebolatta	eboloitta
instructive		—	eboloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ebola (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ebolani ebolani accusative nom. ebolani ebolani gen. ebolani genitive ebolani eboloideni eboloitteni ebolojeni ebolaini rare partitive ebolaani eboloitani ebolojani inessive ebolassani eboloissani elative ebolastani eboloistani illative ebolaani eboloihini adessive ebolallani eboloillani ablative ebolaltani eboloiltani allative ebolalleni eboloilleni essive ebolanani eboloinani translative ebolakseni eboloikseni abessive ebolattani eboloittani instructive — — comitative — eboloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ebolasi ebolasi accusative nom. ebolasi ebolasi gen. ebolasi genitive ebolasi eboloidesi eboloittesi ebolojesi ebolaisi rare partitive ebolaasi eboloitasi ebolojasi inessive ebolassasi eboloissasi elative ebolastasi eboloistasi illative ebolaasi eboloihisi adessive ebolallasi eboloillasi ablative ebolaltasi eboloiltasi allative ebolallesi eboloillesi essive ebolanasi eboloinasi translative ebolaksesi eboloiksesi abessive ebolattasi eboloittasi instructive — — comitative — eboloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ebolamme ebolamme accusative nom. ebolamme ebolamme gen. ebolamme genitive ebolamme eboloidemme eboloittemme ebolojemme ebolaimme rare partitive ebolaamme eboloitamme ebolojamme inessive ebolassamme eboloissamme elative ebolastamme eboloistamme illative ebolaamme eboloihimme adessive ebolallamme eboloillamme ablative ebolaltamme eboloiltamme allative ebolallemme eboloillemme essive ebolanamme eboloinamme translative ebolaksemme eboloiksemme abessive ebolattamme eboloittamme instructive — — comitative — eboloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ebolanne ebolanne accusative nom. ebolanne ebolanne gen. ebolanne genitive ebolanne eboloidenne eboloittenne ebolojenne ebolainne rare partitive ebolaanne eboloitanne ebolojanne inessive ebolassanne eboloissanne elative ebolastanne eboloistanne illative ebolaanne eboloihinne adessive ebolallanne eboloillanne ablative ebolaltanne eboloiltanne allative ebolallenne eboloillenne essive ebolananne eboloinanne translative ebolaksenne eboloiksenne abessive ebolattanne eboloittanne instructive — — comitative — eboloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ebolansa ebolansa accusative nom. ebolansa ebolansa gen. ebolansa genitive ebolansa eboloidensa eboloittensa ebolojensa ebolainsa rare partitive ebolaansa eboloitaan ebolojaan eboloitansa ebolojansa inessive ebolassaan ebolassansa eboloissaan eboloissansa elative ebolastaan ebolastansa eboloistaan eboloistansa illative ebolaansa eboloihinsa adessive ebolallaan ebolallansa eboloillaan eboloillansa ablative ebolaltaan ebolaltansa eboloiltaan eboloiltansa allative ebolalleen ebolallensa eboloilleen eboloillensa essive ebolanaan ebolanansa eboloinaan eboloinansa translative ebolakseen ebolaksensa eboloikseen eboloiksensa abessive ebolattaan ebolattansa eboloittaan eboloittansa instructive — — comitative — eboloineen eboloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ebolakuume
• ebolavirus

Further reading

• “ebola”, 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 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

From English Ebola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.bo.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛbola
• Hyphenation: è‧bo‧la

Noun

ebola f (plural ebole)

1. (pathology) Ebola

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ébola
• ébola (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ebola.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈbɔ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈbɔ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈbɔ.la/

Noun

ebola m (uncountable)

1. (pathology, Brazil) Ebola

Related terms

• Ebola
• virus ebola

Further reading

• “ebola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ebola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026