morbus
lat. morbus ‘Krankheit’
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”), the same root of morī (“to die”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmor.bus/, [ˈmɔrbʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmor.bus/, [ˈmɔrbus]
Noun
morbus m (genitive morbī); second declension
- (of the body or mind) a disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder, distemper, ailment [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- Synonyms: aegritūdō, malum, pestis, valētūdō, labor, incommodum, infirmitas
- Antonyms: salūs, valētūdō
- (of the mind) a fault, vice, failing
- (of the mind) Sorrow, grief, distress
- death
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | morbus | morbī |
| Genitive | morbī | morbōrum |
| Dative | morbō | morbīs |
| Accusative | morbum | morbōs |
| Ablative | morbō | morbīs |
| Vocative | morbe | morbī |