COVID
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
Blend of Coronavirus + English disease. From "Co" of Latin corona, "Vi" of Virus, "D" of English disease. Coined by the World Health Organization in February 2020.[1][2]
Noun
COVID
- (pathology) A coronavirus disease.
- clipping of COVID-19.
Usage notes
- The term was created by the World Health Organization to standardize terminology for coronavirus outbreaks.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Vietnamese: Cô Vy
See also
- coronavirus disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- ^ BBC News, "Coronavirus officially named Covid-19, says WHO", 11 February 2020
- ^ Global News, "COVID-19: New coronavirus given name by World Health Organization", CanWest Global, 11 February 2020
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊvɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊvɪd/
- Rhymes: -əʊvɪd
- Hyphenation: CO‧VID
Noun
COVID (uncountable)
- Clipping of COVID-19.
- 2020 January 28, “COVID-19 in Pennsylvania”, in Pennsylvania Department of Health[1]:
- COVID is tough, but Pennsylvanians are tougher. Together we can make a difference, slow the spread of the virus, and save lives.
- 2020 May 28, “COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke”, in Pan American Health Organization[2]:
- Every year on 31 May we celebrate World No Tobacco Day to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. This year, the national theme is COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke.