Kinderlähmung
German
Etymology
Kind (“child”) + -er- + Lähmung (“paralysis”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌlɛːmʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌleːmʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧läh‧mung
Noun
Kinderlähmung f (genitive Kinderlähmung, no plural)
- polio, poliomyelitis
- Synonym: Poliomyelitis
Declension
Declension of Kinderlähmung [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
- “Kinderlähmung” in Duden online
- “Kinderlähmung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache