lepra
See also: Lepra
English
Etymology
From Latin lepra (“psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”), from either λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) or λέπος (lépos, “husk, scale”) + -ρος (-ros, “forming adjectives”). The shift of sense from psoriasis to Hansen's disease occurred in large part from the use of λέπρα (lépra) to translate Hebrew צרעת (“tzaraath”) in the Septuagint and its subsequent use in the New Testament and Late Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛprə/
Noun
lepra (uncountable)
- (medicine, archaic) Synonym of leprosy.
- 1914, Henry Weightman Stelwagon, Treatise on Diseases of the Skin, 7th ed., p. 914:
- Lepra is an endemic, chronic, malignant, constitutional disease, due to a specific bacillus.
- 1914, Henry Weightman Stelwagon, Treatise on Diseases of the Skin, 7th ed., p. 914:
- (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of psoriasis.
- 1864, William Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases, p. 43:
- Lepra and psoriasis are identical, though the two names are retained.
- 1864, William Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases, p. 43:
- (botany, rare, obsolete) Any layer of algae, lichens, or other substance producing a leprosylike appearance on the surfaces of plants.
- 1805, translation of Karl Ludwig Willdenow as The Principles of Botany and of Vegetable Physiology, p. 344:
- Lepra is frequently met with on the trunks, especially of young trees.
- 1805, translation of Karl Ludwig Willdenow as The Principles of Botany and of Vegetable Physiology, p. 344:
Derived terms
- lepra Arabica
- lepra bacillus
- lepra cell
- lepra colony
- lepra Graeca
- lepraphobia
- lepra reaction
References
- “lepra, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022. - lepra in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- APLer, Alper, Pearl, paler, parle, pearl, repla
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin lepra.
Noun
lepra f (uncountable)
- leprosy
- Synonym: llebrosia
Related terms
- leprós
Further reading
- “lepra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “lepra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “lepra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “lepra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Corsican
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlepra/
Noun
lepra f (plural lepre)
- Alternative form of levra
References
- “levra, leura, lepra, levura, lefra, levru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛpra]
- Rhymes: -pra
- Hyphenation: le‧p‧ra
Noun
lepra f
- leprosy
Declension
Declension of lepra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lepra | lepry |
| genitive | lepry | leper |
| dative | lepře | leprám |
| accusative | lepru | lepry |
| vocative | lepro | lepry |
| locative | lepře | leprách |
| instrumental | leprou | leprami |
Derived terms
- lepróza
- lepromatózní
- leprosarium
- leprosárium
Anagrams
- perla
- raple
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧pra
Noun
lepra m (uncountable)
- leprosy
Synonyms
- melaatsheid
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: léprah
Anagrams
- parel
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish lepra, ultimately from Koine Greek λέπρᾱ (léprā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleprɑ/, [ˈle̞prɑ]
- Rhymes: -eprɑ
- Syllabification(key): lep‧ra
Noun
lepra
- (pathology) leprosy
Declension
| Inflection of lepra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lepra | — | |
| genitive | lepran | — | |
| partitive | lepraa | — | |
| illative | lepraan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lepra | — | |
| accusative | nom. | lepra | — |
| gen. | lepran | ||
| genitive | lepran | — | |
| partitive | lepraa | — | |
| inessive | leprassa | — | |
| elative | leprasta | — | |
| illative | lepraan | — | |
| adessive | lepralla | — | |
| ablative | lepralta | — | |
| allative | lepralle | — | |
| essive | leprana | — | |
| translative | lepraksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | lepratta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of lepra (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | leprani | lepramme |
| 2nd person | leprasi | lepranne |
| 3rd person | lepransa | |
Synonyms
- Hansenin tauti
- spitaali
See also
- spitaalinen
Hungarian
Etymology
From New Latin lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛprɒ]
- Hyphenation: lep‧ra
- Rhymes: -rɒ
Adjective
lepra (comparative leprább, superlative legleprább)
- (slang) stinking (very bad)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lepra | leprák |
| accusative | leprát | leprákat |
| dative | leprának | lepráknak |
| instrumental | leprával | leprákkal |
| causal-final | lepráért | leprákért |
| translative | leprává | leprákká |
| terminative | lepráig | leprákig |
| essive-formal | lepraként | leprákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | leprában | leprákban |
| superessive | leprán | leprákon |
| adessive | lepránál | lepráknál |
| illative | leprába | leprákba |
| sublative | leprára | leprákra |
| allative | leprához | leprákhoz |
| elative | leprából | leprákból |
| delative | lepráról | leprákról |
| ablative | leprától | lepráktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | lepráé | lepráké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | lepráéi | leprákéi |
Noun
lepra (plural leprák)
- leprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lepra | leprák |
| accusative | leprát | leprákat |
| dative | leprának | lepráknak |
| instrumental | leprával | leprákkal |
| causal-final | lepráért | leprákért |
| translative | leprává | leprákká |
| terminative | lepráig | leprákig |
| essive-formal | lepraként | leprákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | leprában | leprákban |
| superessive | leprán | leprákon |
| adessive | lepránál | lepráknál |
| illative | leprába | leprákba |
| sublative | leprára | leprákra |
| allative | leprához | leprákhoz |
| elative | leprából | leprákból |
| delative | lepráról | leprákról |
| ablative | leprától | lepráktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | lepráé | lepráké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | lepráéi | leprákéi |
| Possessive forms of lepra | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | leprám | lepráim |
| 2nd person sing. | leprád | lepráid |
| 3rd person sing. | leprája | leprái |
| 1st person plural | lepránk | lepráink |
| 2nd person plural | leprátok | lepráitok |
| 3rd person plural | leprájuk | lepráik |
Derived terms
- leprás
Further reading
- lepra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch lepra, ultimately from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛpra/
- Hyphenation: lep‧ra
Noun
lepra (first-person possessive lepraku, second-person possessive lepramu, third-person possessive lepranya)
- leprosy
- Synonyms: abras, kusta, taiko
Further reading
- “lepra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
lepra f (plural lepre)
- (archaic) Alternative form of lebbra
Anagrams
- perla
Latin
Etymology
From Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pra/, [ˈɫ̪ɛprä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.pra/, [ˈlɛːprä]
Noun
lepra f (genitive leprae); first declension
- psoriasis, similar skin disorders
- (Late Latin) leprosy
Usage notes
This word is usually plural in Classical Latin, but primarily used in the singular in Late Latin.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lepra | leprae |
| Genitive | leprae | leprārum |
| Dative | leprae | leprīs |
| Accusative | lepram | leprās |
| Ablative | leprā | leprīs |
| Vocative | lepra | leprae |
Derived terms
- leprōsus
Descendants
- Catalan: lepra
- English: lepra
- Galician: lepra
- Italian: lebbra
- Occitan: lepra
- Portuguese: lepra
- Russian: лепра (lepra)
- Spanish: lepra
References
- “lepra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lepra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛp.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛpra
- Syllabification: lep‧ra
Noun
lepra f
- leprosy
Declension
Declension of lepra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lepra | lepry |
| genitive | lepry | lepr |
| dative | leprze | leprom |
| accusative | leprę | lepry |
| instrumental | leprą | leprami |
| locative | leprze | leprach |
| vocative | lepro | lepry |
Further reading
- lepra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lepra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin lepra (“leprosy”), from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra, “leprosy”), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale”), from λέπω (lépō, “to peel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.pɾɐ/
Noun
lepra f (uncountable)
- leprosy (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)
- Synonyms: mal de Hansen, morfeia, hanseniase
Related terms
- leprologia
- leprologista
- leprólogo
- leproma
- leprosaria
- leprosário
- leproso
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra), from λεπίς (lepís, “scale”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlepɾa/ [ˈle.pɾa]
- Rhymes: -epɾa
- Syllabification: le‧pra
Noun
lepra f (uncountable)
- leprosy
Related terms
- leproso
Further reading
- “lepra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014