This is the 619th most frequent Slovak word.
vírus
A "vírus" in Slovak means "virus" in English, referring to a microscopic infectious agent.
Here, 'vírus' is used in its primary definition, referring to a pathogenic agent.
Vírus sa šíri rýchle medzi ľuďmi.
The virus spreads quickly among people.
In this sentence, 'vírus' is used metaphorically to describe a type of malicious software.
Počítačový vírus poškodil systém.
The computer virus damaged the system.
'Vírusmi' (plural form of 'vírus') is used to emphasize preventive effort in both biological and computational contexts.