pest

(Αγγλικός)

  1. (archaic) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
  2. Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
  3. An annoying person, a nuisance.
  4. An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
  5. An invasive weed.

Συχνότητα

C2
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/pɛst/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

In the 16th century in the sense of "pestilence" and specifically bubonic plague from Middle French peste (“pestilence”) (whence French peste). The other meanings are recorded soon after. Ultimately from Latin pestis.

Related words

λοιμός

ζιζάνιο

πληγή

πανούκλα

παράσιτο

μάστιγα

βάσανο

επιβλαβές φυτό

επιζωοτία

επιδημία

πανώλης

μίασμα

μπελάς

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