herpes

See also: Herpes and herpès

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, herpes, literally a creeping), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, to creep).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɚ.piz/

Noun

herpes (plural herpeses)

  1. (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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • herpetology (the branch of biology dealing with reptiles and amphibians)

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

herpes

  1. plural of herpe

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

herpes m (invariable)

  1. herpes

Derived terms

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛrpɛs]

Noun

herpes m inan

  1. herpes
    Synonym: opar

Declension

Further reading

  • herpes in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • herpes in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • herpes in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Noun

herpes

  1. herpes

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English herpes), ultimately from Latin herpēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈherpes/, [ˈhe̞rpe̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -erpes
  • Syllabification(key): her‧pes

Noun

herpes

  1. (pathology) herpes (common language term for herpes simplex)

Declension

Inflection of herpes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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
abessive herpeksettä
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of herpes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative herpekseni
accusative nom. herpekseni
gen. herpekseni
genitive herpekseni
partitive herpestäni
inessive herpeksessäni
elative herpeksestäni
illative herpekseeni
adessive herpekselläni
ablative herpekseltäni
allative herpekselleni
essive herpeksenäni
translative herpeksekseni
abessive herpeksettäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative herpeksesi
accusative nom. herpeksesi
gen. herpeksesi
genitive herpeksesi
partitive herpestäsi
inessive herpeksessäsi
elative herpeksestäsi
illative herpekseesi
adessive herpekselläsi
ablative herpekseltäsi
allative herpeksellesi
essive herpeksenäsi
translative herpekseksesi
abessive herpeksettäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative herpeksemme
accusative nom. herpeksemme
gen. herpeksemme
genitive herpeksemme
partitive herpestämme
inessive herpeksessämme
elative herpeksestämme
illative herpekseemme
adessive herpeksellämme
ablative herpekseltämme
allative herpeksellemme
essive herpeksenämme
translative herpekseksemme
abessive herpeksettämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative herpeksenne
accusative nom. herpeksenne
gen. herpeksenne
genitive herpeksenne
partitive herpestänne
inessive herpeksessänne
elative herpeksestänne
illative herpekseenne
adessive herpeksellänne
ablative herpekseltänne
allative herpeksellenne
essive herpeksenänne
translative herpekseksenne
abessive herpeksettänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative herpeksensä
accusative nom. herpeksensä
gen. herpeksensä
genitive herpeksensä
partitive herpestään
herpestänsä
inessive herpeksessään
herpeksessänsä
elative herpeksestään
herpeksestänsä
illative herpekseensä
adessive herpeksellään
herpeksellänsä
ablative herpekseltään
herpekseltänsä
allative herpekselleen
herpeksellensä
essive herpeksenään
herpeksenänsä
translative herpeksekseen
herpekseksensä
abessive herpeksettään
herpeksettänsä
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish herpes.

Noun

herpes

  1. 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.

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, herpes, literally a creeping).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.pes/

Noun

herpes m

  1. herpes

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension

  1. herpes
  2. an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind of mongoose

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
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.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛʁ.pis/ [ˈɛh.pis]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈɛɾ.pis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛʁ.piʃ/ [ˈɛχ.piʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛɻ.pes/

  • Hyphenation: her‧pes

Noun

herpes m or f (invariable)

  1. (medicine) herpes (viral disease)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French herpès, from Latin herpes.

Noun

herpes n (plural herpesuri)

  1. herpes

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾpes/ [ˈeɾ.pes]
  • Rhymes: -eɾpes
  • Syllabification: her‧pes

Noun

herpes m (plural herpes)

  1. herpes
  2. cold sore
    Synonym: calentura

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

herpes c

  1. herpes

References

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