cholera
English
Etymology
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒləɹə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: cho‧le‧ra
Noun
cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)
- (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
- 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
Derived terms
- Asiatic cholera
- British cholera
- chicken cholera
- choleraic
- cholera infantum
- cholera morbus
- choleroid
- English cholera
- epidemic cholera
- fowl cholera
- hog cholera
- Indian cholera
Related terms
Translations
infectious disease
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See also
Czech
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxoː.lə.ˌraː/
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰo.le.ra/, [ˈkʰɔ.ɫɛ.ra]
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cholera | cholerae |
Genitive | cholerae | cholerārum |
Dative | cholerae | cholerīs |
Accusative | choleram | cholerās |
Ablative | cholerā | cholerīs |
Vocative | cholera | cholerae |
Descendants
References
- cholera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cholera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- cholera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔˈlɛ.ra/
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Declension
Slovak
Etymology
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɔlɛra/
Noun
cholera f (genitive singular cholery, nominative plural cholery, genitive plural cholier, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Derived terms
- cholerový
Further reading
- cholera in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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