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retrovirus

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See also: rétrovirus and retrovírus

English

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retrovirus

Etymology

From retro- +‎ virus , from its reverse direction of replication.

Pronunciation

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Noun

retrovirus (plural retroviruses )

(virology ) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies , Fourth Estate (2011), page 318:
  Montagnier soon deduced that this was an RNA virus that could convert its genes into DNA and lodge into the human genome—a retrovirus.
(computer security ) A computer virus that seeks to attack antivirus programs in an attempt to avoid detection.

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Translations

any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell

Catalan: retrovirus (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 逆轉錄病毒 / 逆转录病毒 (zh) (nìzhuǎnlù bìngdú), 反轉錄病毒 / 反转录病毒 (zh) (fǎnzhuǎnlù bìngdú)
Finnish: retrovirus (fi)
French: rétrovirus (fr)
German: Retrovirus n
Greek: ρετροϊός (el) m (retroïós)
Hindi: प्रतिविषाणु (prativiṣāṇu)
Hungarian: retrovírus (hu)
Icelandic: víxlveira f, retróveira f
Italian: retrovirus (it) m
Japanese: レトロウイルス (retorouirusu)
Korean: 레트로바이러스 (reteurobaireoseu)
Polish: retrowirus (pl) m
Portuguese: retrovírus m
Russian: ретровирус (ru) m (retrovirus)
Spanish: retrovirus (es) m
Swedish: retrovirus (sv) n

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English retrovirus ).

Pronunciation

IPA ^(key): /ˈretroˌʋirus/, [ˈre̞t̪ro̞ˌʋirus̠]
Rhymes: -irus
Syllabification^(key): ret‧ro‧vi‧rus
Hyphenation^(key): retro‧virus

Noun

retrovirus

(virology ) retrovirus

Declension

Inflection of retrovirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus , no gradation)
nominative		retrovirus	retrovirukset
genitive		retroviruksen	retrovirusten retroviruksien
partitive		retrovirusta	retroviruksia
illative		retrovirukseen	retroviruksiin
singular	plural
nominative		retrovirus	retrovirukset
accusative	nom.	retrovirus	retrovirukset
accusative	gen.	retroviruksen	retrovirukset
genitive		retroviruksen	retrovirusten retroviruksien
partitive		retrovirusta	retroviruksia
inessive		retroviruksessa	retroviruksissa
elative		retroviruksesta	retroviruksista
illative		retrovirukseen	retroviruksiin
adessive		retroviruksella	retroviruksilla
ablative		retrovirukselta	retroviruksilta
allative		retrovirukselle	retroviruksille
essive		retroviruksena	retroviruksina
translative		retrovirukseksi	retroviruksiksi
abessive		retroviruksetta	retroviruksitta
instructive		—	retroviruksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of retrovirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus , no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
singular	plural
nominative		retrovirukseni	retrovirukseni
accusative	nom.	retrovirukseni	retrovirukseni
accusative	gen.	retrovirukseni	retrovirukseni
genitive		retrovirukseni	retrovirusteni retroviruksieni
partitive		retrovirustani	retroviruksiani
inessive		retroviruksessani	retroviruksissani
elative		retroviruksestani	retroviruksistani
illative		retrovirukseeni	retroviruksiini
adessive		retroviruksellani	retroviruksillani
ablative		retrovirukseltani	retroviruksiltani
allative		retrovirukselleni	retroviruksilleni
essive		retroviruksenani	retroviruksinani
translative		retroviruksekseni	retroviruksikseni
abessive		retroviruksettani	retroviruksittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	retroviruksineni

second-person singular possessor
singular	plural
nominative		retroviruksesi	retroviruksesi
accusative	nom.	retroviruksesi	retroviruksesi
accusative	gen.	retroviruksesi	retroviruksesi
genitive		retroviruksesi	retrovirustesi retroviruksiesi
partitive		retrovirustasi	retroviruksiasi
inessive		retroviruksessasi	retroviruksissasi
elative		retroviruksestasi	retroviruksistasi
illative		retrovirukseesi	retroviruksiisi
adessive		retroviruksellasi	retroviruksillasi
ablative		retrovirukseltasi	retroviruksiltasi
allative		retroviruksellesi	retroviruksillesi
essive		retroviruksenasi	retroviruksinasi
translative		retrovirukseksesi	retroviruksiksesi
abessive		retroviruksettasi	retroviruksittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	retroviruksinesi

first-person plural possessor
singular	plural
nominative		retroviruksemme	retroviruksemme
accusative	nom.	retroviruksemme	retroviruksemme
accusative	gen.	retroviruksemme	retroviruksemme
genitive		retroviruksemme	retrovirustemme retroviruksiemme
partitive		retrovirustamme	retroviruksiamme
inessive		retroviruksessamme	retroviruksissamme
elative		retroviruksestamme	retroviruksistamme
illative		retrovirukseemme	retroviruksiimme
adessive		retroviruksellamme	retroviruksillamme
ablative		retrovirukseltamme	retroviruksiltamme
allative		retroviruksellemme	retroviruksillemme
essive		retroviruksenamme	retroviruksinamme
translative		retrovirukseksemme	retroviruksiksemme
abessive		retroviruksettamme	retroviruksittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	retroviruksinemme

second-person plural possessor
singular	plural
nominative		retroviruksenne	retroviruksenne
accusative	nom.	retroviruksenne	retroviruksenne
accusative	gen.	retroviruksenne	retroviruksenne
genitive		retroviruksenne	retrovirustenne retroviruksienne
partitive		retrovirustanne	retroviruksianne
inessive		retroviruksessanne	retroviruksissanne
elative		retroviruksestanne	retroviruksistanne
illative		retrovirukseenne	retroviruksiinne
adessive		retroviruksellanne	retroviruksillanne
ablative		retrovirukseltanne	retroviruksiltanne
allative		retroviruksellenne	retroviruksillenne
essive		retroviruksenanne	retroviruksinanne
translative		retrovirukseksenne	retroviruksiksenne
abessive		retroviruksettanne	retroviruksittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	retroviruksinenne

third-person possessor
singular	plural
nominative		retroviruksensa	retroviruksensa
accusative	nom.	retroviruksensa	retroviruksensa
accusative	gen.	retroviruksensa	retroviruksensa
genitive		retroviruksensa	retrovirustensa retroviruksiensa
partitive		retrovirustaan retrovirustansa	retroviruksiaan retroviruksiansa
inessive		retroviruksessaan retroviruksessansa	retroviruksissaan retroviruksissansa
elative		retroviruksestaan retroviruksestansa	retroviruksistaan retroviruksistansa
illative		retrovirukseensa	retroviruksiinsa
adessive		retroviruksellaan retroviruksellansa	retroviruksillaan retroviruksillansa
ablative		retrovirukseltaan retrovirukseltansa	retroviruksiltaan retroviruksiltansa
allative		retrovirukselleen retroviruksellensa	retroviruksilleen retroviruksillensa
essive		retroviruksenaan retroviruksenansa	retroviruksinaan retroviruksinansa
translative		retroviruksekseen retrovirukseksensa	retroviruksikseen retroviruksiksensa
abessive		retroviruksettaan retroviruksettansa	retroviruksittaan retroviruksittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	retroviruksineen retroviruksinensa

Further reading

"retrovirus", in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

From English retro- +‎ virus .

Noun

retrovirus m (invariable )

retrovirus

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English retrovirus . By surface analysis, retro- + virus .

Noun

retrovirus n (plural retrovirusuri )

retrovirus

Declension

singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	retrovirus	retrovirusul	retrovirusuri	retrovirusurile
genitive-dative	retrovirus	retrovirusului	retrovirusuri	retrovirusurilor
vocative	retrovirusule		retrovirusurilor

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

retrovirus

Pronunciation

IPA ^(key): /retɾoˈbiɾus/ [re.t̪ɾoˈβ̞i.ɾus]
Rhymes: -iɾus
Syllabification: re‧tro‧vi‧rus

Noun

retrovirus m (plural retrovirus)

(virology ) retrovirus

Further reading

"retrovirus", in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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