Alzheimer

See also: alzheimer and alzhéimer

English

Noun

Alzheimer (plural Alzheimers)

  1. (medicine, rare) Somebody with Alzheimer's disease.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alzheimer.

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltshaɪ̯mər/, [ˈʔalt͡sˌhaɪ̯.mɐ], (more casual) [ˈʔal.t͡saɪ̯.mɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Alz‧hei‧mer

Etymology 1

A form of Altesheim (“old hamlet”)[1] +‎ -er; see altes and Heim.

Proper noun

Alzheimer m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Alzheimers or (with an article) Alzheimer, plural Alzheimers or Alzheimer)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Named after Alois Alzheimer.

Noun

Alzheimer n or m (strong, genitive Alzheimers or Alzheimer, no plural)

  1. Alzheimer's disease
    Synonyms: Alzheimer-Krankheit, Alzheimersche Krankheit; Alzheimer-Erkrankung, Alzheimersche Erkrankung; Alzheimer-Syndrom, Alzheimersches Syndrom
Usage notes
  • Alzheimer is the usual form in German and is not particularly informal. The compounds listed are used chiefly for clarity. In formal style they are also preferable when the word is construed with a determiner or adjective. Thus, eine schwere Alzheimer-Erkrankung (“a grave form of Alzheimer's disease”), for which less formally also schweres Alzheimer (or for some speakers schwerer Alzheimer).
Declension
Declension of Alzheimer [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das, der Alzheimer
genitive eines des Alzheimers, Alzheimer
dative einem dem Alzheimer
accusative ein, einen das, den Alzheimer
Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: алцхаймер (alchajmer)
  • → Russian: Альцге́ймер (Alʹcgéjmer)
  • → Chinese: 阿爾茨海默 / 阿尔茨海默 (Āěrcíhǎimò) (transliteration)

References

  1. ^ Jones, George Fenwick (2006) “Alzheim, Alzheimer, Altesheim”, in German-American Names, 3rd edition, →ISBN: “(old hamlet)”

Further reading

  • “Alzheimer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Alzheimer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Alzheimer” in Duden online

Italian

Noun

Alzheimer m (invariable)

  1. (medicine) Alzheimer's disease

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meɻ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈzaj.mɛɾ/ [aɫˈzaj.mɛɾ]

Noun

Alzheimer m (uncountable)

  1. ellipsis of mal de Alzheimer: Alzheimer's

Spanish

Noun

Alzheimer m (uncountable)

  1. ellipsis of enfermedad de Alzheimer

Further reading

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