LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gonorrhoea

gonorrhoea f (genitive gonorrhoeae)
Classical[ɡɔ.nɔrˈrʰoe̯.a]Ecclesiastical[ɡo.norˈrɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. New Latinfemininegonorrhea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegonorrhoeagonorrhoeae
genitivegonorrhoeaegonorrhoeārum
dativegonorrhoeaegonorrhoeīs
accusativegonorrhoeamgonorrhoeās
ablativegonorrhoeāgonorrhoeīs
vocativegonorrhoeagonorrhoeae

gŏnorrhoea, ae, f., = γονόρροια,
I. a seminal flux, gonorrhœa, Firm. Math. 3, 7, 8.

Origins

Originally Late Latin, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia).

Descendants
  • Englishgonorrhea
  • Englishgonorrhoea
  • Englishgonorrhœa
  • Frenchgonorrhée
  • Italiangonorrea
  • Portuguesegonorreia
  • Siciliancamurria

In English words that came into English from gonorrhoea

  • gonorrheagonorrhoea

Quick answers

What does gonorrhoea mean in Latin?
gonorrhoea, a noun, means “gonorrhea”.
What is the genitive of gonorrhoea?
The genitive singular is gonorrhoeae. gonorrhoea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce gonorrhoea?
In classical Latin, [ɡɔ.nɔrˈrʰoe̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡo.norˈrɛː.a].