covid-19
/ˈkoʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtin/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.85 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative letter-case form of COVID-19.
name
Alternative letter-case form of COVID-19.
Example Sentences
- "diagnosed with COVID-19"
- "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus."
- "This week, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a a ^([sic]) monoclonal antibody combination for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients"
- "Indonesia reported a record daily number of 1,566 COVID-19 deaths on Friday, taking total fatalities to 80,598, data from the country’s COVID-19 task force showed."
- "Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment."
- "As we enter the first months of 2021, increasing numbers of reports of variants of the COVID-19 virus mark a new development in the pandemic."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-der. Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē)bor. Latin corōna Italian coronabor. English corona Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English coronavirusabbr. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns? Old French eise Old French desaise Anglo-Norman desesebor. Middle English disese English diseaseabbr. Translingual 10 Translingual 9 Translingual 19abbr. Translingual COVID-19bor. English COVID-19 Borrowed from translingual COVID-19, an abbreviation of coronavirus disease + 19 from 2019, the year the virus was discovered. Coined by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020. Intended to avoid stigma by not referring to a place, animal, career, or group of people.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkoʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtin/
- British English: /ˈkəʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtiːn/
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
the rona
Miss Rona
influenza
MERS-related coronavirus
SARS-related coronavirus
pneumonia
severe acute respiratory syndrome
Middle East respiratory syndrome