LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cholera

cholera f (genitive cholerae)
Classical[ˈkʰɔ.ɫɛ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.le.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininecholera

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecholeracholerae
genitivecholeraecholerārum
dativecholeraecholerīs
accusativecholeramcholerās
ablativecholerācholerīs
vocativecholeracholerae

chŏlĕra, ae, f., = χολέρα,
I. the jaundice, Cels. 2, 13; 4, 11 al.; Plin. 20, 22, 93, § 252; 24, 13, 73, § 120; in plur., Plin. 20, 12, 48, § 122; 20, 14, 52, § 146 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéră).

Descendants
  • Catalancòlera
  • Englishcholera
  • Frenchcolère
  • Frenchcholéra
  • GermanCholera
  • Italiancollera
  • Italiancolera
  • Spanishcólera
  • Portuguesecólera
  • Russianхоле́ра

In English words that came into English from cholera

  • choleracholera
  • cholercholera

Quick answers

What does cholera mean in Latin?
cholera, a noun, means “cholera”.
What is the genitive of cholera?
The genitive singular is cholerae. cholera is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cholera?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰɔ.ɫɛ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.le.ra].