miltvuur

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of milt (“spleen”) +‎ vuur (“fire, inflammation, infection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪltfyr/

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• Hyphenation: milt‧vuur

Noun

miltvuur n (uncountable)

1. The highly contagious disease anthrax which kills humans and animals

Synonyms

• antrax (Latin)
• miltbrand m
• milttering
• miltziekte (wider?)

Derived terms

• miltvuurbacil m

Related terms

• mildzucht

Descendants

• → West Frisian: miltfjoer (calque)