herpes

== English == === Etymology === From Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɚ.piz/ === Noun === herpes (countable and uncountable, plural herpeses) (medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals. ==== Synonyms ==== herpes simplex; Human herpesvirus 1, Human herpesvirus 2, ==== Hyponyms ==== herpes simplex herpes zoster ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== herpetology (“the branch of biology dealing with reptiles and amphibians”) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “herpes”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “herpes”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “herpes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === -sphere, Hesper, pesher, pheers, sphere == Asturian == === Noun === herpes plural of herpe == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɛr.pəs] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈeɾ.pes] === Noun === herpes m (invariable) herpes ==== Derived terms ==== herpes zòster === Further reading === “herpes”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “herpes”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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 ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “herpes”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “herpes”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “herpes”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == 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 Hyphenation(key): her‧pes === Noun === herpes herpes (common language term for herpes simplex) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “herpes”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Greenlandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish herpes. === Noun === herpes herpes 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrpɛs/ [ˈhɛr.pɛs] Rhymes: -ɛrpɛs Syllabification: her‧pes === Noun === hèrpès (plural herpes-herpes) (medicine) herpes ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “herpes”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛr.pes/ === Noun === herpes m herpes ==== Synonyms ==== (rare) erpete == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛr.peːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.pes] === Noun === herpēs m (genitive herpētis); third declension herpes an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind of mongoose ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === 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 == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: her‧pes === Noun === herpes m or f (invariable) (medicine) herpes (viral disease) === Further reading === “herpes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “herpes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French herpès, from Latin herpes. === Noun === herpes n (plural herpesuri) herpes ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾpes/ [ˈeɾ.pes] Rhymes: -eɾpes Syllabification: her‧pes === Noun === herpes m (plural herpes) herpes cold sore Synonym: calentura === Further reading === “herpes”, 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 === herpes c herpes === References === herpes in Svensk ordbok (SO) herpes in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) herpes in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)