Geflügelpest
German
Etymology
From Geflügel (“poultry”) + Pest (“plague”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧flü‧gel‧pest
Noun
Geflügelpest f (genitive Geflügelpest, no plural)
- (pathology) avian influenza (strain of influenza)
- Synonym: Vogelgrippe
Declension
Declension of Geflügelpest [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
- “Geflügelpest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Geflügelpest” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Geflügelpest” in Duden online
- Geflügelpest on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de