Schwindsucht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swintsucht, translating Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wane”). Equivalent to schwinden +‎ Sucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪntˌzʊxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schwind‧sucht

Noun

Schwindsucht f (genitive Schwindsucht, no plural)

  1. (dated) tuberculosis, consumption
    Synonym: Lungentuberkulose

Declension

Declension of Schwindsucht [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Schwindsucht
genitive einer der Schwindsucht
dative einer der Schwindsucht
accusative eine die Schwindsucht

Derived terms

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Schwindsucht f

  1. tuberculosis, consumption
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