Definitions For Covid

Noun

{{alternative form of, mul, COVID}}

Etymology 1

From COVID-19.

Pronunciation

(GA) /ˈkoʊvɪd/, /ˈkʌvɪd/ (RP) /ˈkəʊvɪd/, /ˈkɒvɪd/, /ˈkəʊvəd/ (NZ, AU) /ˈkɐʉvəd/ (audio stream unavailable) {{rhymes, en, əʊvɪd, s=2}}

Noun

COVID (uncountable) (colloquial) {{short for, en, COVID-19, dot=,}} the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2.

Derived terms

{{der3, en, covidiot, covidiocy, covid cut, covid party, covid-19 party, covid-crazy, covid-safe, covid-wise, long covid}}

Translations

{{trans-top}} Catalan: covid, m, f Dutch: corona, c, covid, c Finnish: korona French: covid, m, f Kannada: ಕೋವಿಡ್, ಕೊರೋನಾ Maori: kowheori Russian: ко́ви́д, m Spanish: covid, m, f Thai: โควิด

See also

appendix:american dialect society words of the year

Etymology 2

From {{bor, en, pt, covado, , cubit}}.{{R:OED Online, covid, n.1, 43405}}

Noun

COVID (plural COVIDs) (archaic, units of measure) A cubit.. Encyclopædia Britannica. (archaic, units of measure) A chi#etymology_3, chi.