tifus
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).
Derived terms
- tifoide
- tifus endèmic
- tifus epidèmic
Further reading
- “tifus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Indonesian
Etymology
From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhubh-, extended form of *dheu- (“scatter like dust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtifʊs]
- Hyphenation: ti‧fus
Noun
tifus (first-person possessive tifusku, second-person possessive tifusmu, third-person possessive tifusnya)
- (pathology) typhus: one of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
Further reading
- “tifus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtifus/ [ˈt̪i.fus]
- Rhymes: -ifus
- Syllabification: ti‧fus
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tifus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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