Coronavirus
See also: corona virus, corona-virus, coronavirus, and coronavírus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin corona (“wreath; crown”) + -virus
Proper noun
Coronavirus
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Coronaviridae – extraordinarily large RNA viruses including Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), now superseded by the coronavirus genera in Coronavirinae. [1971–2009]
Synonyms
- CoV
Hypernyms
- (genus): Virus - kingdom; Nidovirales - order; Coronaviridae - family
- Riboviria - realm; Orthornavirae - kingdom; Pisuviricota - phylum; Pisoniviricetes - class; Nidovirales - order; Cornidovirineae - suborder; Coronaviridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bovine coronavirus; Canine coronavirus; Duck coronavirus; Equine coronavirus; Feline coronavirus; Goose coronavirus; Human coronavirus 229E; Human coronavirus HKU1; Human coronavirus NL63; Human coronavirus OC43; Human enteric coronavirus; Infectious bronchitis virus; Murine hepatitis virus; Pheasant coronavirus; Pigeon coronavirus; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus; Puffinosis coronavirus; Rat coronavirus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Transmissible gastroenteritis virus; Turkey coronavirus - species
Derived terms
- Alphacoronavirus
- Betacoronavirus
- Gammacoronavirus
- Deltacoronavirus
References
Coronavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Coronavirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Coronavirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/
Proper noun
Coronavirus
- Alternative letter-case form of coronavirus (“the virus SARS-CoV-2 or the disease COVID-19”)
Anagrams
- carnivorous
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈʁoːnaˌviːʁʊs/
- Hyphenation: Co‧ro‧na‧vi‧rus
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Noun
Coronavirus n (strong, genitive Coronavirus, plural Coronaviren)
- (virology) coronavirus
Declension
Declension of Coronavirus [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Coronavirus | die | Coronaviren |
| genitive | eines | des | Coronavirus | der | Coronaviren |
| dative | einem | dem | Coronavirus | den | Coronaviren |
| accusative | ein | das | Coronavirus | die | Coronaviren |
Further reading
- “Coronavirus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Coronavirus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Coronavirus” in Duden online
- “Coronavirus” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Coronavirus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de