# epidemia
## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin epidēmia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈepidemiɑ/, [ˈe̞piˌde̞miɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -emiɑ
* Hyphenation: epi‧de‧mia

### Noun

epidemia
* (pathology) An epidemic.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of epidemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epidemiani
epidemiani
accusative
nom.
epidemiani
epidemiani
gen.
epidemiani
genitive
epidemiani
epidemioideni epidemioitteni epidemiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
epidemiaani
epidemioitani
inessive
epidemiassani
epidemioissani
elative
epidemiastani
epidemioistani
illative
epidemiaani
epidemioihini
adessive
epidemiallani
epidemioillani
ablative
epidemialtani
epidemioiltani
allative
epidemialleni
epidemioilleni
essive
epidemianani
epidemioinani
translative
epidemiakseni
epidemioikseni
abessive
epidemiattani
epidemioittani
instructive
comitative
—epidemioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epidemiasi
epidemiasi
accusative
nom.
epidemiasi
epidemiasi
gen.
epidemiasi
genitive
epidemiasi
epidemioidesi epidemioittesi epidemiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
epidemiaasi
epidemioitasi
inessive
epidemiassasi
epidemioissasi
elative
epidemiastasi
epidemioistasi
illative
epidemiaasi
epidemioihisi
adessive
epidemiallasi
epidemioillasi
ablative
epidemialtasi
epidemioiltasi
allative
epidemiallesi
epidemioillesi
essive
epidemianasi
epidemioinasi
translative
epidemiaksesi
epidemioiksesi
abessive
epidemiattasi
epidemioittasi
instructive
comitative
—epidemioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epidemiamme
epidemiamme
accusative
nom.
epidemiamme
epidemiamme
gen.
epidemiamme
genitive
epidemiamme
epidemioidemme epidemioittemme epidemiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
epidemiaamme
epidemioitamme
inessive
epidemiassamme
epidemioissamme
elative
epidemiastamme
epidemioistamme
illative
epidemiaamme
epidemioihimme
adessive
epidemiallamme
epidemioillamme
ablative
epidemialtamme
epidemioiltamme
allative
epidemiallemme
epidemioillemme
essive
epidemianamme
epidemioinamme
translative
epidemiaksemme
epidemioiksemme
abessive
epidemiattamme
epidemioittamme
instructive
comitative
—epidemioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epidemianne
epidemianne
accusative
nom.
epidemianne
epidemianne
gen.
epidemianne
genitive
epidemianne
epidemioidenne epidemioittenne epidemiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
epidemiaanne
epidemioitanne
inessive
epidemiassanne
epidemioissanne
elative
epidemiastanne
epidemioistanne
illative
epidemiaanne
epidemioihinne
adessive
epidemiallanne
epidemioillanne
ablative
epidemialtanne
epidemioiltanne
allative
epidemiallenne
epidemioillenne
essive
epidemiananne
epidemioinanne
translative
epidemiaksenne
epidemioiksenne
abessive
epidemiattanne
epidemioittanne
instructive
comitative
—epidemioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epidemiansa
epidemiansa
accusative
nom.
epidemiansa
epidemiansa
gen.
epidemiansa
genitive
epidemiansa
epidemioidensa epidemioittensa epidemiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
epidemiaansa
epidemioitaan epidemioitansa
inessive
epidemiassaan epidemiassansa
epidemioissaan epidemioissansa
elative
epidemiastaan epidemiastansa
epidemioistaan epidemioistansa
illative
epidemiaansa
epidemioihinsa
adessive
epidemiallaan epidemiallansa
epidemioillaan epidemioillansa
ablative
epidemialtaan epidemialtansa
epidemioiltaan epidemioiltansa
allative
epidemialleen epidemiallensa
epidemioilleen epidemioillensa
essive
epidemianaan epidemianansa
epidemioinaan epidemioinansa
translative
epidemiakseen epidemiaksensa
epidemioikseen epidemioiksensa
abessive
epidemiattaan epidemiattansa
epidemioittaan epidemioittansa
instructive
comitative
—epidemioineen epidemioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* flunssaepidemia
* influenssaepidemia
* lavantautiepidemia
* rokkoepidemia
* salmonellaepidemia
* tautiepidemia

#### Related terms

* epideeminen
* epidemiologia

#### See also

* pandemia

### Further reading

* “epidemia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Learned borrowing from Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɛpiˈðɛmi̯ɐ]

### Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemias)
* (pathology) an epidemic

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apidemia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “epidemia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “epidemia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.pi.deˈmi.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: e‧pi‧de‧mì‧a

### Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemie)
* (pathology) an epidemic

#### Derived terms

* epidemico
* epidemiologia

### Anagrams

* adempiei

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμια (epidḗmia), neuter plural of ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Reanalysed as a first-declension singular noun in Medieval Latin.

### Noun

epidēmia n pl (genitive epidēmiōrum); second declension
* (Late Latin, pathology) epidemic diseases

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

### Noun

epidēmia f (genitive epidēmiae); first declension
* (Medieval Latin, New Latin, pathology) epidemic, plague

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: epidèmia
* → Czech: epidemie
* → Dutch: epidemie
** → Indonesian: epidemi (“epidemic”)
* → Estonian: epideemia
* → Finnish: epidemia
* Old French: ypidime
** Middle French: epydimie, epydemie
*** Middle English: ipedemye, impedyme
**** English: epidemy
* → French: épidémie, épidémique
** → English: epidemic
* → Galician: epidemia
* → German: Epidemie
* → Hungarian: epidémia
* → Irish: eipidéim
* → Italian: epidemia
* → Luxembourgish: Epidemie
* → Danish: epidemi
* → Norwegian Bokmål: epidemi
* → Norwegian Nynorsk: epidemi
* → Polish: epidemia
* → Portuguese: epidemia
* → Romanian: epidemie
* → Slovak: epidémia
* → Spanish: epidemia
** → Tagalog: epidemya

### References

* Souter, Alexander (1949) “epidemia”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 125
* R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “epidemia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ.piˈdɛ.mja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmja
* Syllabification: e‧pi‧de‧mia

### Noun

epidemia f
* epidemic

#### Declension
### Further reading

* epidemia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* epidemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /e.pi.deˈmi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /e.pi.deˈmi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /e.pi.deˈmi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /e.pi.dɨˈmi.ɐ/ [e.pi.ðɨˈmi.ɐ], /i.pi.dɨˈmi.ɐ/ [i.pi.ðɨˈmi.ɐ]
* Rhymes: -iɐ
* Hyphenation: e‧pi‧de‧mi‧a

### Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemias)
* (pathology) an epidemic

#### Derived terms

* epidémico

### Further reading

* “epidemia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “epidemia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “epidemia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “epidemia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “epidemia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδημία (epidēmía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /epiˈdemja/ [e.piˈð̞e.mja]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -emja
* Syllabification: e‧pi‧de‧mia

### Noun

epidemia f (plural epidemias)
* (pathology) an epidemic

#### Derived terms

* epidémico
* epidemiología

#### Related terms

* endemia
* pandemia

### Further reading

* “epidemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Noun

epidemia (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜌ)
* Obsolete spelling of epidemya.