Standard Lemma guide

COVID

noun · 5 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊvɪd/
  • General-American: /ˈkoʊvɪd/
  • rhymes with -əʊvɪd
  • General-American: /ˈkʌvɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒvɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊvəd/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈkɐʉvəd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Clipping of COVID-19.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of COVID-19.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:COVID.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of COVID-19, the disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A cubit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: units-of-measure

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A chi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: units-of-measure

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From COVID-19.

From Portuguese covado (“cubit”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Carpathian Rusyn: ко́від (kóvid) — disease caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019 — see also COVID-19
  • Māori: Kowheori — disease caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019 — see also COVID-19
  • Polish: COVID — disease caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019 — see also COVID-19
  • Russian: ковид (kovid) — disease caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019 — see also COVID-19
  • Vietnamese: Cô Vy — disease caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019 — see also COVID-19
  • Bulgarian: ко́вид (kóvid) — Translations
  • Catalan: covid — Translations
  • Dutch: corona — Translations
  • Dutch: covid — Translations
  • Finnish: korona — Translations
  • French: covid — Translations
  • Kannada: ಕೋವಿಡ್ (kōviḍ) — Translations
  • Kannada: ಕೊರೋನಾ (korōnā) — Translations
  • Māori: kowheori — Translations
  • Russian: ко́ви́д (kóvíd) — Translations
  • Spanish: covid — Translations
  • Thai: โควิด (koo-wìt) — Translations