Definition
Able to be spread from one person to another through direct or indirect contact; catching or infectious.
Etymology
From Latin 'contagiosus,' derived from 'contagium' (infection), from 'contagere' (to touch together). The root 'tangere' means 'to touch.'
Kelly Says
The word literally means 'touching together'—which is the original understanding of how diseases spread! Before germ theory, people noticed that touching sick people made them sick, and that observation is baked right into the word.
Translations
BNবাংলা
যক্রমণ
yok-ra-mon
CACatalà
contagiosos
kon-ta-gee-os
CSČeština
nakažlivý
na-ka-zhi-liv-y
DEDeutsch
ansteckend
an-stek-kend
ELΕλληνικά
ติดเชื้อ
tid chee
ESEspañol
contagioso
kon-ta-gee-o-so
FISuomi
tarttuva
tar-t-tu-va
FRFrançais
contagieux
kon-ta-jyeu
HEעברית
传染性
t'an-ran-sheyt
HIहिन्दी
संक्रामक
san-kra-mak
HUMagyar
fertőző
fer-to-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
menular
me-nu-lar
ITItaliano
contagioso
kon-ta-gee-o-so
JA日本語
感染性のある
gan-sen-sei-no-aru
KMKM
មានរោગ
ma-an ro-a-ng
KO한국어
전염성 있는
jeon-yeom-seong it-neun
MRMR
संक्रामक
san-kra-mak
MSBahasa Melayu
menular
me-nu-lar
NLNederlands
besmettelijk
bes-met-te-lijk
NONorsk
smittsom
smit-som
PLPolski
zakaźny
za-kaz-ny
PTPortuguês
contagioso
kon-ta-gee-o-so
RORomână
contagios
kon-ta-gee-os
RUРусский
заразный
za-ra-znyy
SVSvenska
smittsam
smit-tsam
SWKiswahili
amrithi
am-ri-thi
TAதமிழ்
ติดเชื้อ
tid chee
TLTL
nakakahawa
na-ka-ka-ha-wa
TRTürkçe
bulaşıcı
bu-ra-shi-ci
UKУкраїнська
заразний
za-ra-znyy
VITiếng Việt
lây nhiễm
lai-nhem
ZH中文
传染性的
chuán rǎn xìng de