Coronavirus

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See also: corona virus, corona-virus, coronavirus, and coronavírus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin corona (“wreath; crown”) +‎ -virus

Proper noun

Coronavirus

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Coronaviridae – extraordinarily large RNA viruses including Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), now superseded by the coronavirus genera in Coronavirinae.

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/

Proper noun

Coronavirus

  1. Alternative letter-case form of coronavirus (“the virus SARS-CoV-2 or the disease COVID-19”)

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈʁoːnaˌviːʁʊs/
  • Hyphenation: Co‧ro‧na‧vi‧rus
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Noun

Coronavirus n (strong, genitive Coronavirus, plural Coronaviren)

  1. (virology) coronavirus

Declension

Declension of Coronavirus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Coronavirus die Coronaviren
genitive eines des Coronavirus der Coronaviren
dative einem dem Coronavirus den Coronaviren
accusative ein das Coronavirus die Coronaviren

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