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masculine

/vi.ʁys/

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Translation

virus

Word origin

From Latin virus ('poison, venom, slimy liquid'). French kept the Latin form whole, which is why the plural stays 'virus' with no added s. English took the same word directly from Latin.

Origin: Latin
Root: virus
English cognates: virus, virulent

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralvirusirregular

Examples

transmet l'.

This virus is transmitted through the air.

My computer has caught a virus.

Doctors identified the virus within a few days.

lesquels ' vaccin.

There are viruses against which we have no vaccine.

au pluriel.

The word virus takes no s in the plural.

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This word is part of lesson 36.