Erreger

German

Etymology

erregen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

Erreger m (strong, genitive Erregers, plural Erreger)

  1. (medicine) pathogen, agent, germ
    Synonym: Pathogen
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 44/2010, page 132:
      Täglich sterben in Deutschland mehrere Patienten an Krankenhauskeimen. Bedrohlich breiten sich Erreger aus, die fast allen Antibiotika trotzen.
      Every day several patients die of hospital germs in Germany. Threateningly, pathogens are spreading that defy almost all antibiotics.

Declension

Declension of Erreger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Erreger die Erreger
genitive eines des Erregers der Erreger
dative einem dem Erreger den Erregern
accusative einen den Erreger die Erreger

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