aids

AIDS

noun AYDZ Rare

Origin: English acronym: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Usage Note

Aids is used in Italian as an invariable feminine noun — l'Aids — despite ending in a consonant cluster, because the underlying word sindrome (syndrome) is feminine. You may also see it capitalised as AIDS. The related adjective is sieropositivo/a (HIV-positive). It is treated as a countable disease noun: malato di Aids, la lotta contro l'Aids.

Examples

"La ricerca sull'Aids ha fatto grandi progressi."

Natural Translation

AIDS research has made great progress.

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