herpes
English
Etymology
From Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes; literally, a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝ.piz/
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
Related terms
Translations
viral disease
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Further reading
- herpes in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- herpes in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- herpes at OneLook Dictionary Search
Danish
Noun
herpes
- herpes
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of herpes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | herpeksettä | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Greenlandic
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.
- Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax.
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈher.peːs/, [ˈhɛr.peːs]
Noun
herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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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
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