coryza

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹɑɪ̯.zə/

Noun

coryza (countable and uncountable, plural coryzas or coryzae or coryzæ)

  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈryː.za/, [kɔˈryː.za]

Noun

corȳza f (genitive corȳzae); first declension

  1. catarrh

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative corȳza corȳzae
genitive corȳzae corȳzārum
dative corȳzae corȳzīs
accusative corȳzam corȳzās
ablative corȳzā corȳzīs
vocative corȳza corȳzae

References

  • coryza in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coryza in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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