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 • (holéraf (singular only)

  1. 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

Declension of холе́ра
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 • (xoléraf inan (genitive холе́ры, nominative plural холе́ры, genitive plural холе́р)

  1. (pathology) cholera

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: haleri

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Latin cholera (bilious disease), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, cholera).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɔˈɫɛrɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

холе́ра • (xoléraf inan (genitive холе́ри, uncountable, relational adjective холе́рний)

  1. cholera

Declension

Declension of холе́ра
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
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)

  1. (colloquial) Used to express anger, contempt or irritation: damn

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