gonorrhoea

See also: gonorrhœa

English

Noun

gonorrhoea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrhoeas)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of gonorrhea

Latin

Etymology

Originally Late Latin, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡo.norˈroe̯.a/, [ɡɔ.nɔrˈroe̯.a]

Noun

gonorrhoea f (genitive gonorrhoeae); first declension

(New Latin) gonorrhea

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gonorrhoea	gonorrhoeae
Genitive	gonorrhoeae	gonorrhoeārum
Dative	gonorrhoeae	gonorrhoeīs
Accusative	gonorrhoeam	gonorrhoeās
Ablative	gonorrhoeā	gonorrhoeīs
Vocative	gonorrhoea	gonorrhoeae

Descendants

English: gonorrhea
Italian: gonorrea
Sicilian: camurria

References

gonorrhoea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
gonorrhoea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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