vaccin
See also: vaccîn
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French vaccin, from Latin vaccīnus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna (“cowpox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑkˈsɛn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vac‧cin
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Derived terms
- coronavaccin
- mRNA-vaccin
- vaccintwijfelaar
- vaccintype
- vaccinweigeraar
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: vaksin
French
Etymology
Remade as a masculine noun from vaccine, based on Latin vaccinus, where vaccine was also ultimately borrowed from (through a New or Scientific Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vak.sɛ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
vaccin m (plural vaccins)
- vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)
- Un vaccin est une préparation biologique administrée à un organisme vivant afin de stimuler son système immunitaire et de développer une immunité adaptative protectrice et relativement durable contre l’agent infectieux d’une maladie particulière.
- A vaccine is a biological preparation administered to a living organism in order to stimulate its immune system so that it develops an immunity which is adaptive, protective, and relatively durable against the infectious agent of a particular illness.
See also
Further reading
- “vaccin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Declension
Declension of vaccin
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vakˈsiːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: vac‧cin
Declension
Declension of vaccin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaccin | vaccinet | vaccin | vaccinen |
Genitive | vaccins | vaccinets | vaccins | vaccinens |
Declension of vaccin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaccin | vaccinet | vacciner | vaccinerna |
Genitive | vaccins | vaccinets | vacciners | vaccinernas |
Derived terms
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