Pest

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

pest

Pest

Synoniemen

Seuche

Pestilenz

schwarzer Tod

Gottgeißel

Epidemie

Plage

Pestseuche

Beulenpest

epidemische Krankheit

Schwarzer Tod

ansteckende Krankheit

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɛst/

Etymologie (Engels)

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).