epidemia

See also: epidémia, epidèmia, and epidemią

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin epidēmia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈepidemiɑ/, [ˈe̞piˌde̞miɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -emiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧pi‧de‧mi‧a

Noun

epidemia

1. (pathology) An epidemic.

Declension

Inflection of epidemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		epidemia	epidemiat
genitive		epidemian	epidemioiden epidemioitten
partitive		epidemiaa	epidemioita
illative		epidemiaan	epidemioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		epidemia	epidemiat
accusative	nom.	epidemia	epidemiat
	gen.	epidemian
genitive		epidemian	epidemioiden epidemioitten epidemiain rare
partitive		epidemiaa	epidemioita
inessive		epidemiassa	epidemioissa
elative		epidemiasta	epidemioista
illative		epidemiaan	epidemioihin
adessive		epidemialla	epidemioilla
ablative		epidemialta	epidemioilta
allative		epidemialle	epidemioille
essive		epidemiana	epidemioina
translative		epidemiaksi	epidemioiksi
abessive		epidemiatta	epidemioitta
instructive		—	epidemioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of epidemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epidemiani epidemiani accusative nom. epidemiani epidemiani gen. epidemiani genitive epidemiani epidemioideni epidemioitteni epidemiaini rare partitive epidemiaani epidemioitani inessive epidemiassani epidemioissani elative epidemiastani epidemioistani illative epidemiaani epidemioihini adessive epidemiallani epidemioillani ablative epidemialtani epidemioiltani allative epidemialleni epidemioilleni essive epidemianani epidemioinani translative epidemiakseni epidemioikseni abessive epidemiattani epidemioittani instructive — — comitative — epidemioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epidemiasi epidemiasi accusative nom. epidemiasi epidemiasi gen. epidemiasi genitive epidemiasi epidemioidesi epidemioittesi epidemiaisi rare partitive epidemiaasi epidemioitasi inessive epidemiassasi epidemioissasi elative epidemiastasi epidemioistasi illative epidemiaasi epidemioihisi adessive epidemiallasi epidemioillasi ablative epidemialtasi epidemioiltasi allative epidemiallesi epidemioillesi essive epidemianasi epidemioinasi translative epidemiaksesi epidemioiksesi abessive epidemiattasi epidemioittasi instructive — — comitative — epidemioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epidemiamme epidemiamme accusative nom. epidemiamme epidemiamme gen. epidemiamme genitive epidemiamme epidemioidemme epidemioittemme epidemiaimme rare partitive epidemiaamme epidemioitamme inessive epidemiassamme epidemioissamme elative epidemiastamme epidemioistamme illative epidemiaamme epidemioihimme adessive epidemiallamme epidemioillamme ablative epidemialtamme epidemioiltamme allative epidemiallemme epidemioillemme essive epidemianamme epidemioinamme translative epidemiaksemme epidemioiksemme abessive epidemiattamme epidemioittamme instructive — — comitative — epidemioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epidemianne epidemianne accusative nom. epidemianne epidemianne gen. epidemianne genitive epidemianne epidemioidenne epidemioittenne epidemiainne rare partitive epidemiaanne epidemioitanne inessive epidemiassanne epidemioissanne elative epidemiastanne epidemioistanne illative epidemiaanne epidemioihinne adessive epidemiallanne epidemioillanne ablative epidemialtanne epidemioiltanne allative epidemiallenne epidemioillenne essive epidemiananne epidemioinanne translative epidemiaksenne epidemioiksenne abessive epidemiattanne epidemioittanne instructive — — comitative — epidemioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative epidemiansa epidemiansa accusative nom. epidemiansa epidemiansa gen. epidemiansa genitive epidemiansa epidemioidensa epidemioittensa epidemiainsa rare partitive epidemiaansa epidemioitaan epidemioitansa inessive epidemiassaan epidemiassansa epidemioissaan epidemioissansa elative epidemiastaan epidemiastansa epidemioistaan epidemioistansa illative epidemiaansa epidemioihinsa adessive epidemiallaan epidemiallansa epidemioillaan epidemioillansa ablative epidemialtaan epidemialtansa epidemioiltaan epidemioiltansa allative epidemialleen epidemiallensa epidemioilleen epidemioillensa essive epidemianaan epidemianansa epidemioinaan epidemioinansa translative epidemiakseen epidemiaksensa epidemioikseen epidemioiksensa abessive epidemiattaan epidemiattansa epidemioittaan epidemioittansa instructive — — comitative — epidemioineen epidemioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• flunssaepidemia
• influenssaepidemia
• lavantautiepidemia
• rokkoepidemia
• salmonellaepidemia
• tautiepidemia

 

Related terms

• epideeminen
• epidemiologia

 

See also

• pandemia

Further reading

• “epidemia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Learned borrowing from Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛpiˈðɛmi̯ɐ]

Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemias)

1. (pathology) an epidemic

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apidemia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “epidemia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “epidemia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.deˈmi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧de‧mì‧a

Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemie)

1. (pathology) an epidemic

Derived terms

• epidemico
• epidemiologia

Anagrams

• adempiei

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμια (epidḗmia), neuter plural of ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Reanalysed as a first-declension singular noun in Medieval Latin.

Noun

epidēmia n pl (genitive epidēmiōrum); second declension

1. (Late Latin, pathology) epidemic diseases

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only

	plural
nominative	epidēmia
genitive	epidēmiōrum
dative	epidēmiīs
accusative	epidēmia
ablative	epidēmiīs
vocative	epidēmia

Noun

epidēmia f (genitive epidēmiae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin, pathology) epidemic, plague

Declension

First-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	epidēmia	epidēmiae
genitive	epidēmiae	epidēmiārum
dative	epidēmiae	epidēmiīs
accusative	epidēmiam	epidēmiās
ablative	epidēmiā	epidēmiīs
vocative	epidēmia	epidēmiae

Descendants

Descendants of epidemia

• → Czech: epidemie
• → Dutch: epidemie
  • → Indonesian: epidemi (“epidemic”)
• → Estonian: epideemia
• → Finnish: epidemia
• Old French: ypidime
  • Middle French: epydimie, epydemie
    • Middle English: ipedemye, impedyme
      • English: epidemy
• → French: épidémie, épidémique
  • → English: epidemic
• → Galician: epidemia
• → German: Epidemie
• → Hungarian: epidémia
• → Italian: eipidéim
• → Italian: epidemia
• → Luxembourgish: Epidemie
• → Norwegian Bokmål: epidemi
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: epidemi
• → Polish: epidemia
• → Portuguese: epidemia
• → Romanian: epidemie
• → Slovak: epidémia
• → Spanish: epidemia
  • → Tagalog: epidemya

References

• Souter, Alexander (1949) “epidemia”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎^[2], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 125
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “epidemia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[3], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈdɛ.mja/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛmja
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧de‧mia

Noun

epidemia f

1. epidemic

Declension

Declension of epidemia

	singular	plural
nominative	epidemia	epidemie
genitive	epidemii	epidemii/epidemij (archaic)
dative	epidemii	epidemiom
accusative	epidemię	epidemie
instrumental	epidemią	epidemiami
locative	epidemii	epidemiach
vocative	epidemio	epidemie

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.deˈmi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.deˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.deˈmi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.pi.dɨˈmi.ɐ/ [e.pi.ðɨˈmi.ɐ], /i.pi.dɨˈmi.ɐ/ [i.pi.ðɨˈmi.ɐ]

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧de‧mi‧a

Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemias)

1. (pathology) an epidemic

Derived terms

• epidémico

 

Further reading

• “epidemia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “epidemia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “epidemia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “epidemia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “epidemia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδημία (epidēmía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiˈdemja/ [e.piˈð̞e.mja]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -emja
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧de‧mia

Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemias)

1. (pathology) an epidemic

Derived terms

• epidémico
• epidemiología

 

Related terms

• endemia
• pandemia

 

Further reading

• “epidemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Noun

epidemia (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜌ)

1. Obsolete spelling of epidemya.