coronavirus

== English == === Alternative forms === corona virus, corona-virus === Etymology === From corona (“crown-like circle of light appearing around the sun”) +‎ virus. Corona is derived from Latin corōna (“garland, wreath; crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “something curved; curved stern of a ship; end, point, tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”). The name refers to the characteristic appearance of its virions by electron microscopy, which have a fringe of surface projections creating an image reminiscent of a solar corona. Compare the former genus name Coronavirus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na‧vi‧rus === Noun === coronavirus (countable and uncountable, plural coronaviruses) (virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1968] (often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19. (metonymic) An illness caused by a coronavirus. COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. ==== Synonyms ==== (member of the family Coronaviridae): crown virus (rare) (the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2): corona, rona, Wuhan virus, Wuhan coronavirus, China virus, Chinese virus (the disease COVID-19): corona, rona, Wuhan flu, kung flu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Samoan: koronavairusi → Tokelauan: kolonavailuhi ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === coronavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === carnivorous == Asturian == === Noun === coronavirus m (plural coronavirus) (virology) coronavirus == Catalan == === Noun === coronavirus m (invariable) (virology) coronavirus == Dutch == === Etymology === From taxonomic name Coronavirus. Equivalent to corona (“crown-like circle of light”) +‎ virus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koːˈroː.naːˌviː.rʏs/ Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na‧vi‧rus === Noun === coronavirus n (plural coronavirussen, no diminutive) (virology) coronavirus (member of the family Coronaviridae) ==== Derived terms ==== corona coronaviraal == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys/ === Noun === coronavirus m (invariable) (virology) coronavirus == Galician == === Noun === coronavirus m (invariable) (virology) coronavirus == Italian == === Etymology === From corona +‎ virus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˌro.naˈvi.rus/ Rhymes: -irus Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na‧vì‧rus === Noun === coronavirus m (virology) coronavirus === References === === Further reading === coronavirus in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication == Manx == === Etymology === From English coronavirus. === Noun === coronavirus m (plural [please provide]) (virology) coronavirus === Mutation === == Occitan == === Noun === coronavirus m (plural coronavirus) (virology) coronavirus == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English coronavirus (also formed from Latin corōna +‎ virus). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˌronaˈvirus/ Rhymes: -irus Hyphenation: co‧ro‧na‧vi‧rus === Noun === coronavirus n (plural coronavirusuri) (virology) coronavirus ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === In part from English coronavirus (also formed from combination with corona +‎ virus). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾonaˈbiɾus/ [ko.ɾo.naˈβ̞i.ɾus] Rhymes: -iɾus Syllabification: co‧ro‧na‧vi‧rus === Noun === coronavirus m (plural coronavirus) (virology) coronavirus === Further reading === “coronavirus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === coronavirus n (virology) coronavirus ==== Declension ==== == Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === cô-rô-na vi-rút === Etymology === English coronavirus. From taxonomic name Coronavirus, from Latin corona+Latin virus, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Compare virus corona. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔ˧˧ zo˧˧ naː˧˧ vi˧˧ ɹut̚˧˦] ~ [kɔ˧˧ zo˧˧ naː˧˧ vi˧˧ zut̚˧˦], [ko˧˧ zo˧˧ naː˧˧ vi˧˧ ɹut̚˧˦] ~ [ko˧˧ zo˧˧ naː˧˧ vi˧˧ zut̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔ˧˧ ʐow˧˧ naː˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk̚˦˧˥], [kow˧˧ ʐow˧˧ naː˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔ˧˧ ɹow˧˧ naː˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [kɔ˧˧ ɹow˧˧ naː˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥], [kow˧˧ ɹow˧˧ naː˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [kow˧˧ ɹow˧˧ naː˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥] Phonetic spelling: co rô na vi Rút, cô rô na vi Rút === Noun === coronavirus (virology) coronavirus ==== Synonyms ==== (coronavirus): virus corona, siêu vi corona, siêu vi trùng corona, siêu vi khuẩn corona, vi trùng corona