Covid

/ˈkɔvid/Loanword from EnglishCovid
💡 COVID-19

Il Covid ha cambiato le nostre abitudini quotidiane.

Covid has changed our daily habits.


🏥Medicine
Medical

A contagious respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, first identified in 2019.

Molte persone hanno avuto sintomi lievi del Covid.

Many people had mild symptoms of Covid.

💡

Short for 'COVID-19', which stands for 'Coronavirus Disease 2019'.

Collocations

contagio da CovidCovid infectionvaccino contro il CovidCovid vaccinerestrizioni per il CovidCovid restrictions

Related Phrases

essere positivo al Covidphrase
to test positive for Covid

💡Pro Tip

Usage in Italian

In Italian, 'Covid' is often used as a shorthand for 'COVID-19' and is commonly understood in both spoken and written contexts.

Gold Rule

Capitalization

In Italian, 'Covid' is typically written with a capital 'C' when referring to the disease, similar to English usage.

📖Word Origin

Shortened form of 'COVID-19', derived from 'Coronavirus Disease 2019'.

📝Usage Notes

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to refer to the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Word Breakdown

Cov
short for 'coronavirus'
prefix
+
id
short for 'disease'
suffix
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