rotavirus

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See also: Rotavirus and rotavírus

English

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Rotaviruses in the faeces of an infected child

Etymology

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From Latin rota (wheel) + virus. The name was first proposed in July 1974 in an article in The Lancet.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊtəˌvaɪɹəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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rotavirus (plural rotaviruses or rotavirusses or rotavira or (rare) rotaviri or (proscribed) rotavirii)

  1. Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.
    • [1974 July 13, Flewett, T. H., Bryden, A. S., Davies, H., Woode, G. N., Bridger, J. C., Derrick, J. M., “Relation between viruses from acute gastroenteritis of children and newborn calves”, in The Lancet, volume 304, number 7872, →DOI, page 63:
      We propose therefore that these reovirus-like or orbivirus-like enteritis viruses of calves and children are in a group separate from both orbiviruses and reoviruses, and we suggest that the term “rotavirus” (from the Latin rota, a wheel) should be used for them.]

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References

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  1. ^ Flewett, T. H., Bryden, A. S., Davies, H., Woode, G. N., Bridger, J. C., Derrick, J. M. (1974 July 13) “Relation between viruses from acute gastroenteritis of children and newborn calves”, in The Lancet, volume 304, number 7872, →DOI, page 63:We propose therefore that these reovirus-like or orbivirus-like enteritis viruses of calves and children are in a group separate from both orbiviruses and reoviruses, and we suggest that the term “rotavirus” (from the Latin rota, a wheel) should be used for them.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English rotavirus).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrotɑʋirus/, [ˈro̞t̪ɑ̝ˌʋirus̠]
  • Rhymes: -irus
  • Syllabification(key): ro‧ta‧vi‧rus

Noun

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rotavirus

  1. rotavirus

Declension

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Inflection of rotavirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative rotavirus rotavirukset
genitive rotaviruksen rotavirusten
rotaviruksien
partitive rotavirusta rotaviruksia
illative rotavirukseen rotaviruksiin
singular plural
nominative rotavirus rotavirukset
accusative nom. rotavirus rotavirukset
gen. rotaviruksen
genitive rotaviruksen rotavirusten
rotaviruksien
partitive rotavirusta rotaviruksia
inessive rotaviruksessa rotaviruksissa
elative rotaviruksesta rotaviruksista
illative rotavirukseen rotaviruksiin
adessive rotaviruksella rotaviruksilla
ablative rotavirukselta rotaviruksilta
allative rotavirukselle rotaviruksille
essive rotaviruksena rotaviruksina
translative rotavirukseksi rotaviruksiksi
abessive rotaviruksetta rotaviruksitta
instructive rotaviruksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rotavirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rotavirukseni rotavirukseni
accusative nom. rotavirukseni rotavirukseni
gen. rotavirukseni
genitive rotavirukseni rotavirusteni
rotaviruksieni
partitive rotavirustani rotaviruksiani
inessive rotaviruksessani rotaviruksissani
elative rotaviruksestani rotaviruksistani
illative rotavirukseeni rotaviruksiini
adessive rotaviruksellani rotaviruksillani
ablative rotavirukseltani rotaviruksiltani
allative rotavirukselleni rotaviruksilleni
essive rotaviruksenani rotaviruksinani
translative rotaviruksekseni rotaviruksikseni
abessive rotaviruksettani rotaviruksittani
instructive
comitative rotaviruksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rotaviruksesi rotaviruksesi
accusative nom. rotaviruksesi rotaviruksesi
gen. rotaviruksesi
genitive rotaviruksesi rotavirustesi
rotaviruksiesi
partitive rotavirustasi rotaviruksiasi
inessive rotaviruksessasi rotaviruksissasi
elative rotaviruksestasi rotaviruksistasi
illative rotavirukseesi rotaviruksiisi
adessive rotaviruksellasi rotaviruksillasi
ablative rotavirukseltasi rotaviruksiltasi
allative rotaviruksellesi rotaviruksillesi
essive rotaviruksenasi rotaviruksinasi
translative rotavirukseksesi rotaviruksiksesi
abessive rotaviruksettasi rotaviruksittasi
instructive
comitative rotaviruksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rotaviruksemme rotaviruksemme
accusative nom. rotaviruksemme rotaviruksemme
gen. rotaviruksemme
genitive rotaviruksemme rotavirustemme
rotaviruksiemme
partitive rotavirustamme rotaviruksiamme
inessive rotaviruksessamme rotaviruksissamme
elative rotaviruksestamme rotaviruksistamme
illative rotavirukseemme rotaviruksiimme
adessive rotaviruksellamme rotaviruksillamme
ablative rotavirukseltamme rotaviruksiltamme
allative rotaviruksellemme rotaviruksillemme
essive rotaviruksenamme rotaviruksinamme
translative rotavirukseksemme rotaviruksiksemme
abessive rotaviruksettamme rotaviruksittamme
instructive
comitative rotaviruksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rotaviruksenne rotaviruksenne
accusative nom. rotaviruksenne rotaviruksenne
gen. rotaviruksenne
genitive rotaviruksenne rotavirustenne
rotaviruksienne
partitive rotavirustanne rotaviruksianne
inessive rotaviruksessanne rotaviruksissanne
elative rotaviruksestanne rotaviruksistanne
illative rotavirukseenne rotaviruksiinne
adessive rotaviruksellanne rotaviruksillanne
ablative rotavirukseltanne rotaviruksiltanne
allative rotaviruksellenne rotaviruksillenne
essive rotaviruksenanne rotaviruksinanne
translative rotavirukseksenne rotaviruksiksenne
abessive rotaviruksettanne rotaviruksittanne
instructive
comitative rotaviruksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rotaviruksensa rotaviruksensa
accusative nom. rotaviruksensa rotaviruksensa
gen. rotaviruksensa
genitive rotaviruksensa rotavirustensa
rotaviruksiensa
partitive rotavirustaan
rotavirustansa
rotaviruksiaan
rotaviruksiansa
inessive rotaviruksessaan
rotaviruksessansa
rotaviruksissaan
rotaviruksissansa
elative rotaviruksestaan
rotaviruksestansa
rotaviruksistaan
rotaviruksistansa
illative rotavirukseensa rotaviruksiinsa
adessive rotaviruksellaan
rotaviruksellansa
rotaviruksillaan
rotaviruksillansa
ablative rotavirukseltaan
rotavirukseltansa
rotaviruksiltaan
rotaviruksiltansa
allative rotavirukselleen
rotaviruksellensa
rotaviruksilleen
rotaviruksillensa
essive rotaviruksenaan
rotaviruksenansa
rotaviruksinaan
rotaviruksinansa
translative rotaviruksekseen
rotavirukseksensa
rotaviruksikseen
rotaviruksiksensa
abessive rotaviruksettaan
rotaviruksettansa
rotaviruksittaan
rotaviruksittansa
instructive
comitative rotaviruksineen
rotaviruksinensa

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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rotavirus m (plural rotavirus)

  1. (virology) rotavirus

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