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Definition 2024

vaccin

vaccin

See also: vaccîn

Dutch

Noun

vaccin n ‎(plural vaccins, diminutive vaccintje n)

  1. vaccine

Related terms

  • vaccineren

French

Etymology

Remade as a masculine noun from vaccine, based on Latin vaccinus, where vaccine was also ultimately borrowed from (through a New or Scientific Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox").

Noun

vaccin m ‎(plural vaccins)

  1. vaccine (substance that stimulates production of antibodies)

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vakˈsiːn/

Noun

vaccin n

  1. vaccine; substance that stimulates production of antibodies

Declension

Inflection of vaccin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaccin vaccinet vaccin vaccinen
Genitive vaccins vaccinets vaccins vaccinens

Derived terms

Etymology

From Latin vaccinus, from vacca ‎(“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox). Compare New Latin variola vaccīna, "cowpox".

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: vac‧cin

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