Covid
/ˈkɔvid/noun★IntermediateLoanword from English Covid
🏥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
Synonyms
Related Phrases
essere positivo al Covidphrase
to test positive for Covid
isolamento per il Covidphrase
Covid isolation
💡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'
prefixid
short for 'disease'
suffixDizionario Italiano-Inglese