Gangrän

See also: gangrän and gangræn

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina, “gangrene”), from Ancient Greek γράω (gráō, “I gnaw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋˈɡʁɛːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn
  • Hyphenation: Gan‧grän

Noun

Gangrän n (strong, genitive Gangräns, plural Gangräne) or
Gangrän f (genitive Gangrän, plural Gangränen)

  1. gangrene (the necrosis or rotting of flesh)

Declension

Declension of Gangrän [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gangrän die Gangräne
genitive eines des Gangräns der Gangräne
dative einem dem Gangrän den Gangränen
accusative ein das Gangrän die Gangräne
Declension of Gangrän [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gangrän die Gangränen
genitive einer der Gangrän der Gangränen
dative einer der Gangrän den Gangränen
accusative eine die Gangrän die Gangränen

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