herpes
See also: Herpes and herpès
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/
Audio (UK) (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
- herpes simplex; Human herpesvirus 1, Human herpesvirus 2,
Hyponyms
- herpes simplex
- herpes zoster
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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- herpes in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- herpes at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- -sphere, Hesper, pesher, pheers, sphere
Asturian
Noun
herpes
- plural of herpe
Catalan
Noun
herpes m (plural herpes)
- herpes
Derived terms
- herpes zòster
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, 2023
- “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]
Noun
herpes m inan
- herpes
- Synonym: opar
Further reading
- herpes in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- herpes in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
herpes
- herpes
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English herpes), ultimately from Latin herpēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈherpes/, [ˈhe̞rpe̞s̠]
- Rhymes: -erpes
- Syllabification(key): her‧pes
Noun
herpes
- (pathology) herpes (common language term for herpes simplex)
Declension
Inflection of herpes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | herpeksettä | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of herpes (type vastaus) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | herpekseni | herpeksemme |
2nd person | herpeksesi | herpeksenne |
3rd person | herpeksensä |
Derived terms
- huuliherpes
- sukuelinherpes
Greenlandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish herpes.
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.
- Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax.
- 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈher.peːs/, [ˈhɛrpeːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈer.pes/, [ˈɛrpes]
Noun
herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension
- herpes
- an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind of mongoose
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
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
Noun
herpes m or f (invariable)
- (medicine) herpes (viral disease)
Romanian
Etymology
From French herpès, from Latin herpes.
Noun
herpes n (plural herpesuri)
- herpes
Declension
Declension of herpes
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) herpes | herpesul | (niște) herpesuri | herpesurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) herpes | herpesului | (unor) herpesuri | herpesurilor |
vocative | herpesule | herpesurilor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɾpes/ [ˈeɾ.pes]
- Rhymes: -eɾpes
- Syllabification: her‧pes
Noun
herpes m or f (plural herpes)
- herpes
- cold sore
Further reading
- “herpes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
herpes
- herpes
References
- herpes in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- herpes in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- herpes in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)