vacuna

See also: vacuná

Asturian

Etymology 1

Noun

vacuna f (plural vacunes)

1. vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)

Derived terms

• vacunar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vacuna

1. inflection of vacunar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vacuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈku.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈku.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vaˈku.na]

Noun

vacuna f (plural vacunes)

1. vaccine

Derived terms

• vacunar

Further reading

• “vacuna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

vacuna

1. inflection of vacunar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈkuna/ [baˈku.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: va‧cu‧na

Etymology 1

From vacuno (“bovine”).

Noun

vacuna f (plural vacunas)

1. vaccine

Derived terms

• vacunal
• vacunar
• vacunología

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: vacuna
• → Tagalog: bakuna

Adjective

vacuna

1. feminine singular of vacuno

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vacuna

1. inflection of vacunar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “vacuno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16