herpes
English
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/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɚ.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
Hyponyms
Related terms
- herpetology (“the branch of biology dealing with reptiles and amphibians”)
Translations
viral disease
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Further reading
- “herpes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “herpes”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “herpes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Asturian
Catalan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “herpes” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “herpes”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “herpes” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “herpes” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɛrpɛs]
Declension
Danish
Noun
herpes
- herpes
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈherpes/, [ˈhe̞rpe̞s̠]
- Rhymes: -erpes
- Syllabification(key): her‧pes
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 | — | ||
abessive | herpeksettä | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “herpes”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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.
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛr.pes/
Synonyms
- (rare) erpete
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈher.peːs/, [ˈhɛrpeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈer.pes/, [ˈɛrpes]
Noun
herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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.
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/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛɾ.pɨʃ/
- Hyphenation: her‧pes
Romanian
Declension
Declension of herpes
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɾpes/ [ˈeɾ.pes]
- Rhymes: -eɾpes
- Syllabification: her‧pes
Further reading
- “herpes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
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