antiviral

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ viral

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
  2. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

antiviral (plural antivirals)

  1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.

Translations

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁal/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

antiviral (feminine antivirale, masculine plural antiviraux, feminine plural antivirales)

  1. antiviral

German

Etymology

anti- +‎ viral

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /antiviˈʁaːl/
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧vi‧ral
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

antiviral (strong nominative masculine singular antiviraler, not comparable)

  1. (medicine) antiviral

Declension
Positive forms of antiviral (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist antiviral sie ist antiviral es ist antiviral sie sind antiviral
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative antiviraler antivirale antivirales antivirale
genitive antiviralen antiviraler antiviralen antiviraler
dative antiviralem antiviraler antiviralem antiviralen
accusative antiviralen antivirale antivirales antivirale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der antivirale die antivirale das antivirale die antiviralen
genitive des antiviralen der antiviralen des antiviralen der antiviralen
dative dem antiviralen der antiviralen dem antiviralen den antiviralen
accusative den antiviralen die antivirale das antivirale die antiviralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein antiviraler eine antivirale ein antivirales (keine) antiviralen
genitive eines antiviralen einer antiviralen eines antiviralen (keiner) antiviralen
dative einem antiviralen einer antiviralen einem antiviralen (keinen) antiviralen
accusative einen antiviralen eine antivirale ein antivirales (keine) antiviralen

Further reading
  • “antiviral” in Duden online
  • “antiviral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ viral.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.viˈɾaw/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.viˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.viˈɾal/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.viˈɾaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.biˈɾal/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.βiˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.viˈɾa.li/

Adjective

antiviral m or f (plural antivirais)

  1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Noun

antiviral m (plural antivirais)

  1. (pharmacology) a drug that acts against virus infections

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French antiviral.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /an.ti.viˈral/

Adjective

antiviral m or n (feminine singular antivirală, masculine plural antivirali, feminine and neuter plural antivirale)

  1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Declension
Declension of antiviral
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite antiviral antivirală antivirali antivirale
definite antiviralul antivirala antiviralii antiviralele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite antiviral antivirale antivirali antivirale
definite antiviralului antiviralei antiviralilor antiviralelor

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +‎ viral.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /antibiˈɾal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.β̞iˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧vi‧ral

Adjective

antiviral m or f (masculine and feminine plural antivirales)

  1. antiviral
    Synonym: antivírico

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

  1. antiviral
    ett antiviralt läkemedel
    an antiviral drug
  2. (nominalized) an antiviral
    en antiviral
    an antiviral

Declension
Inflection of antiviral
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular antiviral — —
Neuter singular antiviralt — —
Plural antivirala — —
Masculine plural3 antivirale — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 antivirale — —
All antivirala — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

References
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