холера
Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xoˈlɛrɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɛrɐ
- Syllabification(key): хо‧ле‧ра
Noun
холе́ра • (holéra) f (singular only)
- cholera (any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | холе́ра holéra |
| definite | холе́рата holérata |
References
- “холера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “холера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xɐˈlʲerə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
холе́ра • (xoléra) f inan (genitive холе́ры, nominative plural холе́ры, genitive plural холе́р)
Declension
Declension of холе́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: haleri
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xɔˈɫɛrɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
холе́ра • (xoléra) f inan (genitive холе́ри, uncountable, relational adjective холе́рний)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | холе́ра xoléra |
| genitive | холе́ри xoléry |
| dative | холе́рі xoléri |
| accusative | холе́ру xoléru |
| instrumental | холе́рою xoléroju |
| locative | холе́рі xoléri |
| vocative | холе́ро xoléro |
Interjection
холе́ра • (xoléra)
- (colloquial) Used to express anger, contempt or irritation: damn
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “холера”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “холера”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “холера”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “холера”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection][1]
- “холера”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “холера”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua][2]