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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vac‧cin
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

vaccin n (plural vaccins, diminutive vaccintje n)

  1. vaccine
    Synonym: entstof

Derived 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/
  • (file)

Noun

vaccin m (plural vaccins)

  1. 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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vaccin.

Noun

vaccin n (plural vaccinuri)

  1. vaccine

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vakˈsiːn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vac‧cin

Noun

vaccin n

  1. vaccine; substance that stimulates production of antibodies

Declension

Declension of vaccin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaccin vaccinet vaccin vaccinen
Genitive vaccins vaccinets vaccins vaccinens
Declension of vaccin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaccin vaccinet vacciner vaccinerna
Genitive vaccins vaccinets vacciners vaccinernas

Derived terms

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