вирус

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin vīrus (poison), borrowed from some intermediate Western language (probably German Virus) or from Russian ви́рус (vírus).

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Noun

ви́рус (vírusm

  1. (pathology) virus
  2. (computing) computer virus (malicious code or program copying itself onto computers without permission)

Declension

References

  • вирус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вирус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ۆيرۋس
Cyrillic вирус
Latin virus

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ви́рус (vírus), from Latin vīrus (poison, slime, venom).

Pronunciation

Noun

вирус (virus)

  1. (microbiology) virus
  2. (computing) computer virus

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Derived terms

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

вирус (virusm (relational adjective вирусен)

  1. (medicine) virus
  2. (computing) virus

Declension

References

  • вирус in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
  • вирус”, in Поимник на македонски зборови од областа на информатичката технологија [Glossary of Macedonian Words in the Field of Informatics Technology]‎ (in Macedonian), Skopje: MIS of the Republic of Macedonia, 2009, page 42

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠸᠢᠷᠦ᠋ᠰ
(wirüs)
вирус
(virus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ви́рус (vírus), from German Virus, from Latin vīrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

вирус (virus); (regular declension)

  1. (medicine) virus
  2. (computing) computer virus
    компьютерийн вирусkompʹjüteriin viruscomputer virus

Declension

Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Virus, from Latin vīrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ви́рус (vírusm inan or m anim (genitive ви́руса, nominative plural ви́русы, genitive plural ви́русов, relational adjective ви́русный)

  1. (medicine) virus (DNA/RNA causing disease)
  2. (computing) computer virus

Usage notes

  • With the exception of scientific or medical works, this noun is typically treated as inanimate.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: վիրուս (virus)
  • Kazakh: вирус (virus)
  • Mongolian: вирус (virus)
  • Yakut: вирус (virus)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ви́рус m (Latin spelling vírus)

  1. (medicine) virus (DNA/RNA causing disease)
  2. (computing) computer virus

Declension

Yakut

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Wikipedia sah

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вирус (virus).

Noun

вирус (virus)

  1. (medicine) virus (DNA/RNA causing disease)