miltvuur
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of milt (“spleen”) + vuur (“fire, inflammation, infection”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]miltvuur n (uncountable)
- the highly contagious disease anthrax which kills humans and animals
Synonyms
[edit]- antrax (Latin)
- miltbrand m
- milttering
- miltziekte (wider?)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → West Frisian: miltfjoer (calque)