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COVID-19¹

  • /ˈkoʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtin/ US
  • /ˈkʌ.vɪd naɪnˈtin/ US
  • /ˈkəʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtiːn/ UK
  • /ˈkɒ.vɪd naɪnˈtiːn/ UK

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Borrowed from translingual COVID-19, an abbreviation of coronavirus disease + 19 from 2019, the year the virus was discovered. Coined by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020. Intended to avoid stigma by not referring to a place, animal, career, or group of people.

proper noun Covid-19

  1. COVID-19 (disease). diagnosed with COVID-19

    Similar: coronavirus disease 2019, 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, Wuhan pneumonia, Wuhan flu, Miss Rona, rona, CCP virus, China virus, Chinese virus, kung flu, Wuhan coronavirus

  2. metonymically SARS-CoV-2 (virus that causes the COVID-19 disease). Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.

    Similar: China virus, Chinese virus, CCP virus, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan virus, kung flu

  3. The COVID-19 pandemic which began in early 2020, and ended sometime in the mid 2020s. Many diabetics have been dying, especially during COVID-19.

Covid-19²

proper noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of COVID-19 About 1.4 billion people traveled internationally last year, which is 99% of the number who did the same in 2019, the last full year before Covid-19 hit the world.

covid-19³

proper noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of COVID-19 And if, as Twenge argues, the proliferation of internet-enabled devices is the defining factor in Gen Z’s profile — and the main root of its problems — the Alphas, or Polars, remain an open question. The oldest are now in the fourth grade; the youngest were born into a world of Zoom calls and covid-

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Españolcovid-19
한국어코로나19 koronailgu
日本語新型肺炎 Shingata haien, 新型コロナウイルス感染症 Shingata koronauirusu kansenshō, コロナウイルス感染症2019 koronauirusu kansenshō nisenjūkyū, コロナ2019 korona nisenjūkyū
中文新冠肺炎 xīnguān fèiyán, 2019冠狀病毒病 /2019冠状病毒病 2019 Guānzhuàng Bìngdú Bìng, 新型冠状病毒肺炎 xīnxíng guānzhuàng bìngdú fèiyán
हिन्दीकोविड-१९ koviḍ-19, कोविड-19 koviḍ-19
KiswahiliCovid-19, UVIKO-19
PortuguêsCovid-19, corona
FrançaisCovid-19, COVID-19
DeutschCOVID-19
РусскийКовид-19 Kovid-19
Tiếng ViệtCOVID-19, Cô Vy
العربيةكوفيد-19 kōfid-19, كوڤيد-19 kōvid-19, كوفيد-١٩ kōfid-19, كوڤيد-١٩ kōvid-19
עבריתקובי״ד־19 kovi"d-19

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"covid-19." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/covid-19. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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covid-19. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/covid-19

Chicago

"covid-19." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/covid-19.

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@misc{covid_19_2026,
  title = {covid-19},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/covid-19},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}