endémie

/ɑ̃demi/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les endémies

Meaning

  1. endemic disease

    • Le paludisme reste une endémie dans certaines régions.

      Malaria remains an endemic disease in some regions.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

espèce endémique

Worth distinguishing: both describe something "endemic" to a region — endémie is a disease; espèce endémique is a species.

Practice

1 What does endémie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le paludisme reste une ___ dans certaines régions.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches endémie?

noun

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