tifus
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Asturian
Noun
tifus m (uncountable)
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tifus m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tifus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Indonesian
Etymology
From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhubh-, extended form of *dheu- (“scatter like dust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tifus (uncountable)
- (pathology) typhus: one of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “tifus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tifus m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tifus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10