vaccin

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See also: vaccîn

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French vaccin, from Latin vaccīnus, from vacca (cow) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna (cowpox).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vɑkˈsɛn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vac‧cin
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun[edit]

vaccin n (plural vaccins, diminutive vaccintje n)

  1. vaccine
    Synonym: entstof

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  • Indonesian: vaksin

French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Remade as a masculine noun from vaccine, based on Latin vaccinus, where vaccine was also ultimately borrowed from (through a New or Scientific Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox").

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Noun[edit]

vaccin m (plural vaccins)

  1. vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)
    Un vaccin est une préparation biologique administrée à un organisme vivant afin de stimuler son système immunitaire et de développer une immunité adaptative protectrice et relativement durable contre l’agent infectieux d’une maladie particulière.
    A vaccine is a biological preparation administered to a living organism in order to stimulate its immune system so that it develops an immunity which is adaptive, protective, and relatively durable against the infectious agent of a particular illness.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French vaccin.

Noun[edit]

vaccin n (plural vaccinuri)

  1. vaccine

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Swedish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vakˈsiːn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vac‧cin

Noun[edit]

vaccin n

  1. vaccine; substance that stimulates production of antibodies

Declension[edit]

Declension of vaccin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaccin vaccinet vaccin vaccinen
Genitive vaccins vaccinets vaccins vaccinens
Declension of vaccin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaccin vaccinet vacciner vaccinerna
Genitive vaccins vaccinets vacciners vaccinernas

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