mumps
A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly…A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
» Mumps is an infectious disease.
Mumps ist eine ansteckende Krankheit.
Свинка - инфекционное заболевание.
Свинка — інфекційне захворювання.
Епідемічний паротит — інфекційне захворювання.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
Mumps, Ziegenpeter, Mumpf
зау́шницаzaúšnica, сви́нкаsvínka
сви́нкаsvýnka, заву́шницяzavúšnycja
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
(dated, plural, plural only)A gloomy or sullen silence.
Examples
12 sentencesMumps is an infectious disease.
Свинка — інфекційне захворювання.
ruСвинка - инфекционное заболевание.
deMumps ist eine ansteckende Krankheit.
I'm afraid she may have the mumps.
ruБоюсь, как бы у неё не была свинка.
I think that Tom has the mumps.
Tom has the mumps.
Have you ever had mumps?
Translations
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Origin
Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to theCirca 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.
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Forms
plural: mumpsesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands:epidemic parotitis