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bubonic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bjuːˈbɒnɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒnɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: B Y UW0 B AA1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to buboes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1994: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Notes Human Plague -- India, 1994 - "In particular, bubonic plague is characterized by painful swelling of lymph nodes (buboes) in the inguinal, axillary, or cervical regions."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or evidencing buboes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bubonic plague

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin būbō Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bubonic From Latin būbō (stem būbōn-) + English -ic.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bubònic — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Czech: bubonický — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Finnish: paise- — of or pertaining to buboes
  • French: bubonique — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Ido: bubonala — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Ido: bubonoza — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Polish: dymieniczy — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bubônico — of or pertaining to buboes
  • European Portuguese: bubónico — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Romanian: bubonic — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Russian: бубо́нный (bubónnyj) — of or pertaining to buboes
  • Spanish: bubónico — of or pertaining to buboes