épidémie
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios). Cognate to Old French ypidime.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pi.de.mi/
Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio; “une épidémie”: (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Noun
épidémie f (plural épidémies)
- epidemic (widespread disease) [from c. 1349]
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Further reading
- “épidémie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.