syphilis

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English

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Etymology

From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease.

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Noun

syphilis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
    Synonyms: (dated) Cupid's disease, (obsolete) great-pox, (dated) French disease, French gout, French pox, ladies' fever, leprosy, lues, lues venerea, syph
    Hypernyms: STD, VD
    Coordinate terms: clap, gonorrhea

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

syphilis f (plural syphilis)

  1. syphilis

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Interlingua

Noun

syphilis (uncountable)

  1. syphilis

Latin

Etymology

First used in 1530 by Girolamo Fracastoro, from the name of a mythical first sufferer of the disease, Syphilus.

Noun

syphilis f (genitive syphilidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, pathology) syphilis

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative syphilis syphilidēs
Genitive syphilidis syphilidum
Dative syphilidī syphilidibus
Accusative syphilidem syphilidēs
Ablative syphilide syphilidibus
Vocative syphilis syphilidēs

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