vaccin
See also: vaccîn
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin vaccinus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox".
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vac‧cin
Related terms
- vaccineren
French
Etymology
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").
Further reading
- “vaccin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vakˈsiːn/
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Declension
Declension of vaccin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaccin | vaccinet | vaccin | vaccinen |
Genitive | vaccins | vaccinets | vaccins | vaccinens |
Derived terms
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