malaria

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (bad) and aria (air). Displaced native Old English unlyft (literally bad air).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiə

Noun

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malaria (countable and uncountable, plural malarias)

  1. (pathology) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
    Synonyms: ague, (archaic) paludism
  2. (archaic) Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.
    Synonym: miasma
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 149:
      The doctor had his hands full, as the air was so impregnated with malaria that men who had only landed some twenty-four hours were laid low with this extraordinarily violent type of fever.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Italian malaria.

Noun

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malaria c (singular definite malariaen, not used in plural form)

  1. (pathology) malaria

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧ria

Noun

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malaria f (uncountable)

  1. malaria

Descendants

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  • Caribbean Hindustani: maláriyá

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian malaria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑlɑriɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝lɑ̝ˌriɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧la‧ri‧a

Noun

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malaria

  1. malaria
    Synonym: horkka

Declension

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Inflection of malaria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative malaria malariat
genitive malarian malarioiden
malarioitten
partitive malariaa malarioita
illative malariaan malarioihin
singular plural
nominative malaria malariat
accusative nom. malaria malariat
gen. malarian
genitive malarian malarioiden
malarioitten
malariain rare
partitive malariaa malarioita
inessive malariassa malarioissa
elative malariasta malarioista
illative malariaan malarioihin
adessive malarialla malarioilla
ablative malarialta malarioilta
allative malarialle malarioille
essive malariana malarioina
translative malariaksi malarioiksi
abessive malariatta malarioitta
instructive malarioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of malaria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative malariani malariani
accusative nom. malariani malariani
gen. malariani
genitive malariani malarioideni
malarioitteni
malariaini rare
partitive malariaani malarioitani
inessive malariassani malarioissani
elative malariastani malarioistani
illative malariaani malarioihini
adessive malariallani malarioillani
ablative malarialtani malarioiltani
allative malarialleni malarioilleni
essive malarianani malarioinani
translative malariakseni malarioikseni
abessive malariattani malarioittani
instructive
comitative malarioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative malariasi malariasi
accusative nom. malariasi malariasi
gen. malariasi
genitive malariasi malarioidesi
malarioittesi
malariaisi rare
partitive malariaasi malarioitasi
inessive malariassasi malarioissasi
elative malariastasi malarioistasi
illative malariaasi malarioihisi
adessive malariallasi malarioillasi
ablative malarialtasi malarioiltasi
allative malariallesi malarioillesi
essive malarianasi malarioinasi
translative malariaksesi malarioiksesi
abessive malariattasi malarioittasi
instructive
comitative malarioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative malariamme malariamme
accusative nom. malariamme malariamme
gen. malariamme
genitive malariamme malarioidemme
malarioittemme
malariaimme rare
partitive malariaamme malarioitamme
inessive malariassamme malarioissamme
elative malariastamme malarioistamme
illative malariaamme malarioihimme
adessive malariallamme malarioillamme
ablative malarialtamme malarioiltamme
allative malariallemme malarioillemme
essive malarianamme malarioinamme
translative malariaksemme malarioiksemme
abessive malariattamme malarioittamme
instructive
comitative malarioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative malarianne malarianne
accusative nom. malarianne malarianne
gen. malarianne
genitive malarianne malarioidenne
malarioittenne
malariainne rare
partitive malariaanne malarioitanne
inessive malariassanne malarioissanne
elative malariastanne malarioistanne
illative malariaanne malarioihinne
adessive malariallanne malarioillanne
ablative malarialtanne malarioiltanne
allative malariallenne malarioillenne
essive malariananne malarioinanne
translative malariaksenne malarioiksenne
abessive malariattanne malarioittanne
instructive
comitative malarioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative malariansa malariansa
accusative nom. malariansa malariansa
gen. malariansa
genitive malariansa malarioidensa
malarioittensa
malariainsa rare
partitive malariaansa malarioitaan
malarioitansa
inessive malariassaan
malariassansa
malarioissaan
malarioissansa
elative malariastaan
malariastansa
malarioistaan
malarioistansa
illative malariaansa malarioihinsa
adessive malariallaan
malariallansa
malarioillaan
malarioillansa
ablative malarialtaan
malarialtansa
malarioiltaan
malarioiltansa
allative malarialleen
malariallensa
malarioilleen
malarioillensa
essive malarianaan
malarianansa
malarioinaan
malarioinansa
translative malariakseen
malariaksensa
malarioikseen
malarioiksensa
abessive malariattaan
malariattansa
malarioittaan
malarioittansa
instructive
comitative malarioineen
malarioinensa

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compounds

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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malaria f (plural malarias)

  1. malaria
    Synonym: paludisme

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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From Dutch malaria, from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (bad) and aria (air).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maˈlaria̯]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧ria

Noun

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malaria (first-person possessive malariaku, second-person possessive malariamu, third-person possessive malarianya)

  1. (medicine) malaria, a disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

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Interlingua

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Noun

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malaria (uncountable)

  1. malaria

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From mal- (bad) +‎ aria (air).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈla.rja/
  • Rhymes: -arja
  • Hyphenation: ma‧là‧ria

Noun

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malaria f (plural malarie)

  1. (pathology) malaria

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Latin

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Noun

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malaria f (genitive malariae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) malaria

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative malaria malariae
Genitive malariae malariārum
Dative malariae malariīs
Accusative malariam malariās
Ablative malariā malariīs
Vocative malaria malariae

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Italian mala aria.

Noun

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malaria m (definite singular malariaen, uncountable)

  1. malaria

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Italian mala aria.

Noun

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malaria m (definite singular malariaen, uncountable)

  1. malaria

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian malaria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈla.rja/
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  • Rhymes: -arja
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧ria

Noun

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malaria f

  1. malaria
    Synonyms: febra, zimnica

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adjective

Further reading

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  • malaria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • malaria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈlaɾja/ [maˈla.ɾja]
  • Rhymes: -aɾja
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧ria

Noun

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malaria f (plural malarias)

  1. malaria

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From English malaria.

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Noun

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malaria (n class, plural malaria)

  1. malaria

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (bad) and aria (air).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma¹lɑːrɪa/, [ma¹l̪ɑ̹ːrɪa]

Noun

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malaria c (uncountable)

  1. malaria

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English malaria.

Noun

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malaria

  1. malaria