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gonorrhoea

gonorrhoea

See also: gonorrhœa

English

Noun

gonorrhoea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrhoeas)

  1. (British) Alternative spelling of gonorrhea

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡo.norˈroe̯.a/, [ɡɔ.nɔrˈroe̯.a]

Noun

gonorrhoea f (genitive gonorrhoeae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) gonorrhea

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative gonorrhoea gonorrhoeae
genitive gonorrhoeae gonorrhoeārum
dative gonorrhoeae gonorrhoeīs
accusative gonorrhoeam gonorrhoeās
ablative gonorrhoeā gonorrhoeīs
vocative gonorrhoea gonorrhoeae

Descendants

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