τύφος

Greek

Etymology

From ancient Greek τῦφος, fever, stupor, which in turn is derived from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”).

Noun

τύφος • (týfos) m (uncountable)

1. (medicine) typhus

Declension

Declension of τύφος

	singular
nominative	τύφος (týfos)
genitive	τύφου (týfou)
accusative	τύφο (týfo)
vocative	τύφε (týfe)

Coordinate terms

• τυφοειδής πυρετός m (tyfoeidís pyretós, “typhoid fever”)

Further reading

• τύφος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el