tifus

See also: tifüs

Asturian

Noun

tifus m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) typhus (disease)

Derived terms

• tifoidéu
• tíficu

Further reading

• “tifus”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈti.fus]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

tifus m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) typhus

Derived terms

• tífic
• tifoide
• tifus endèmic
• tifus epidèmic

Further reading

• “tifus”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Indonesian

Etymology

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhubh-, extended form of *dheu- (“scatter like dust”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtifus/ [ˈt̪i.fʊs]
• Rhymes: -ifus
• Syllabification: ti‧fus

Noun

tifus (plural tifus-tifus)

1. (pathology) typhus: one of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever

Alternative forms

• tipes
• tipus

Further reading

• “tifus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tifo

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtifus/ [ˈt̪i.fus]
• Rhymes: -ifus
• Syllabification: ti‧fus

Noun

tifus m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) typhus

Derived terms

• tífico
• tifoideo

Further reading

• “tifus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025