coryza
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹɑɪ̯.zə/
Noun
coryza (countable and uncountable, plural coryzas or coryzae or coryzæ)
- (pathology) Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈryː.za/, [kɔˈryː.za]
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | corȳza | corȳzae |
Genitive | corȳzae | corȳzārum |
Dative | corȳzae | corȳzīs |
Accusative | corȳzam | corȳzās |
Ablative | corȳzā | corȳzīs |
Vocative | corȳza | corȳzae |
References
- coryza in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coryza in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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