Krankenschwester

German

Etymology

Kranker (“ill”) +‎ Schwester (“sister”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaŋkənˌʃvɛstɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstɐ
  • Hyphenation: Kran‧ken‧schwes‧ter; pre-1996: Kran‧ken‧schwe‧ster

Noun

Krankenschwester f (genitive Krankenschwester, plural Krankenschwestern)

  1. nurse (female)

Declension

Declension of Krankenschwester [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Krankenschwester die Krankenschwestern
genitive einer der Krankenschwester der Krankenschwestern
dative einer der Krankenschwester den Krankenschwestern
accusative eine die Krankenschwester die Krankenschwestern

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • → Lower Sorbian: chórobna sotša (calque)

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