listeria

See also: Listeria and listéria

English

A listeria monocytogenes bacterium, magnified 41,250 times

Etymology

From the genus name Listeria.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɪˈsteːɹi.ə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə

Noun

listeria (plural listeria)

1. Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.

   Synonym: listerella

   • 2018 January 15, Kaarin Goodburn, “How chilled is your fridge?”, in Food Standards Agency‎^[1]:

     One of the main reasons fridge temperatures are recommend to be set at 5ºC is because of listeria. Listeria is a food poisoning bacterium that is psychrotrophic – in other words it likes cold temperatures. From the growth models, we know that listeria grows nearly twice as fast at 8°C as it does at 5°C, hence the recommended 5ºC, which helps keep us safe from listeria.

   • 2025 January 25, Hanna Ziady, “‘Our innocent kids are struggling.’ Victims of massive listeriosis outbreak say those responsible must ‘do the right thing’”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Listeriosis is a foodborne disease caused by listeria bacteria.

Derived terms

• listerial
• listericidal

Translations

bacterium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 李斯特菌 (zh) (lǐsītèjūn)

• Finnish: listeria
• French: listéria (fr) f
• German: Listeria f
• Russian: листе́рия (ru) f (listérija)
• Turkish: listeriya

Further reading

• listeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• listeria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Altieris, airliest, lairiest

Finnish

Etymology

From taxonomic name Listeria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlisteriɑ/, [ˈlis̠te̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lis‧te‧ri‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): lis‧te‧ria

Noun

listeria

1. listeria

Declension

Inflection of listeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		listeria	listeriat
genitive		listerian	listerioiden listerioitten
partitive		listeriaa	listerioita
illative		listeriaan	listerioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		listeria	listeriat
accusative	nom.	listeria	listeriat
	gen.	listerian
genitive		listerian	listerioiden listerioitten listeriain rare
partitive		listeriaa	listerioita
inessive		listeriassa	listerioissa
elative		listeriasta	listerioista
illative		listeriaan	listerioihin
adessive		listerialla	listerioilla
ablative		listerialta	listerioilta
allative		listerialle	listerioille
essive		listeriana	listerioina
translative		listeriaksi	listerioiksi
abessive		listeriatta	listerioitta
instructive		—	listerioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of listeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative listeriani listeriani accusative nom. listeriani listeriani gen. listeriani genitive listeriani listerioideni listerioitteni listeriaini rare partitive listeriaani listerioitani inessive listeriassani listerioissani elative listeriastani listerioistani illative listeriaani listerioihini adessive listeriallani listerioillani ablative listerialtani listerioiltani allative listerialleni listerioilleni essive listerianani listerioinani translative listeriakseni listerioikseni abessive listeriattani listerioittani instructive — — comitative — listerioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative listeriasi listeriasi accusative nom. listeriasi listeriasi gen. listeriasi genitive listeriasi listerioidesi listerioittesi listeriaisi rare partitive listeriaasi listerioitasi inessive listeriassasi listerioissasi elative listeriastasi listerioistasi illative listeriaasi listerioihisi adessive listeriallasi listerioillasi ablative listerialtasi listerioiltasi allative listeriallesi listerioillesi essive listerianasi listerioinasi translative listeriaksesi listerioiksesi abessive listeriattasi listerioittasi instructive — — comitative — listerioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative listeriamme listeriamme accusative nom. listeriamme listeriamme gen. listeriamme genitive listeriamme listerioidemme listerioittemme listeriaimme rare partitive listeriaamme listerioitamme inessive listeriassamme listerioissamme elative listeriastamme listerioistamme illative listeriaamme listerioihimme adessive listeriallamme listerioillamme ablative listerialtamme listerioiltamme allative listeriallemme listerioillemme essive listerianamme listerioinamme translative listeriaksemme listerioiksemme abessive listeriattamme listerioittamme instructive — — comitative — listerioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative listerianne listerianne accusative nom. listerianne listerianne gen. listerianne genitive listerianne listerioidenne listerioittenne listeriainne rare partitive listeriaanne listerioitanne inessive listeriassanne listerioissanne elative listeriastanne listerioistanne illative listeriaanne listerioihinne adessive listeriallanne listerioillanne ablative listerialtanne listerioiltanne allative listeriallenne listerioillenne essive listeriananne listerioinanne translative listeriaksenne listerioiksenne abessive listeriattanne listerioittanne instructive — — comitative — listerioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative listeriansa listeriansa accusative nom. listeriansa listeriansa gen. listeriansa genitive listeriansa listerioidensa listerioittensa listeriainsa rare partitive listeriaansa listerioitaan listerioitansa inessive listeriassaan listeriassansa listerioissaan listerioissansa elative listeriastaan listeriastansa listerioistaan listerioistansa illative listeriaansa listerioihinsa adessive listeriallaan listeriallansa listerioillaan listerioillansa ablative listerialtaan listerialtansa listerioiltaan listerioiltansa allative listerialleen listeriallensa listerioilleen listerioillensa essive listerianaan listerianansa listerioinaan listerioinansa translative listeriakseen listeriaksensa listerioikseen listerioiksensa abessive listeriattaan listeriattansa listerioittaan listerioittansa instructive — — comitative — listerioineen listerioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• listeriabakteeri

Further reading

• “listeria”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023