noun · femininefirst declension
variola
variola f (genitive variolae)
Meaning
- femininean infectious disease causing pustules; pox
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | variola | variolae |
| genitive | variolae | variolārum |
| dative | variolae | variolīs |
| accusative | variolam | variolās |
| ablative | variolā | variolīs |
| vocative | variola | variolae |
Origins
Found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, and also New Latin and Medical Latin later. From varius (“various, variegated, also coming to mean "spotted, speckled"”).
Descendants
- Englishvariola
- Catalanverola
- Frenchvariole
- Italianvaiolo
- Portuguesevaríola
- Romanianvariolă
- Sardinianoriolu
- Spanishviruela
- Galluresevagliolu
- Normanvétheule