miltvuur

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of milt (“spleen”) +‎ vuur (“fire, inflammation, infection”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪltfyr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: milt‧vuur

Noun

miltvuur n (uncountable)

  1. the highly contagious disease anthrax which kills humans and animals

Synonyms

  • antrax (Latin)
  • miltbrand m
  • milttering
  • miltziekte (wider?)

Derived terms

  • miltvuurbacil m
  • mildzucht

Descendants

  • → West Frisian: miltfjoer (calque)
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