herpes
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English
Etymology
From Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
herpes (plural herpeses)
- (medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- herpetology (“the branch of biology dealing with reptiles and amphibians”)
Translations
viral disease
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Further reading
- “herpes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “herpes”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “herpes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Asturian
Noun
herpes
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
herpes m (invariable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “herpes” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “herpes”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “herpes” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “herpes” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
herpes m inan
Declension
Further reading
- herpes in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- herpes in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- herpes in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Noun
herpes
- herpes
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English herpes), ultimately from Latin herpēs.
Pronunciation
Noun
herpes
- (pathology) herpes (common language term for herpes simplex)
Declension
| Inflection of herpes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herpes | — | ||
| genitive | herpeksen | — | ||
| partitive | herpestä | — | ||
| illative | herpekseen | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | herpes | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | herpes | — | |
| gen. | herpeksen | |||
| genitive | herpeksen | — | ||
| partitive | herpestä | — | ||
| inessive | herpeksessä | — | ||
| elative | herpeksestä | — | ||
| illative | herpekseen | — | ||
| adessive | herpeksellä | — | ||
| ablative | herpekseltä | — | ||
| allative | herpekselle | — | ||
| essive | herpeksenä | — | ||
| translative | herpekseksi | — | ||
| abessive | herpeksettä | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “herpes”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Greenlandic
Etymology
Noun
herpes
- herpes
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
- Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax.
- I strongly suspect that the person in question has the venereal disease of herpes, for a prescription for Zovirax cream was written to the person in question.
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”).
Pronunciation
Noun
herpes m
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | herpēs | herpētēs |
| Genitive | herpētis | herpētum |
| Dative | herpētī | herpētibus |
| Accusative | herpētem | herpētēs |
| Ablative | herpēte | herpētibus |
| Vocative | herpēs | herpētēs |
References
- “herpes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- herpes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: her‧pes
Noun
herpes m or f (invariable)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French herpès, from Latin herpes.
Noun
herpes n (plural herpesuri)
Declension
Declension of herpes
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) herpes | herpesul | (niște) herpesuri | herpesurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) herpes | herpesului | (unor) herpesuri | herpesurilor |
| vocative | herpesule | herpesurilor | ||
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
herpes m (plural herpes)
Further reading
- “herpes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
herpes c