Pest

Signification

1. (definite,feminine,usually) bubonic plague, the plague
2. (feminine,in-compounds) any of various unrelated epidemic diseases affecting animals
3. (feminine,figuratively) anything that negatively affects vast areas, especially a natural disaster
4. (feminine,figuratively,informal) anything terrible or odious

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɛst/

Étymologie

16th century, from Latin pestis, in part through Middle French peste. Popular shortening of Middle High German pestilencie (14th c.), from related Latin pestilentia, may also have contributed (though this is impossible to prove).

Phrases

Nach Krieg und Pest war die Gemeinde auf neun Familien zusammengeschrumpft.

Après la guerre et la peste, la communauté avait diminué sur neuf familles.