rickettsie
French, noun\ʁi.kɛ.tsi\
rickettsie is spelled R-I-C-K-E-T-T-S-I-E (10 letters). Rickettsie is a French feminine noun meaning “rickettsia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite bactérie parasite intracellulaire obligatoire, sensible aux antibiotiques à large spectre, pouvant…”.
What does rickettsie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerickettsia
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite bactérie parasite intracellulaire obligatoire, sensible aux antibiotiques à large spectre, pouvant déterminer une rickettsiose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rickettsie
- rickettsies plural
- Rickettsie
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rickettsie?
- \ʁi.kɛ.tsi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rickettsie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.