Tinnitus

See also: tinnitus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tinnītus. The first-syllable stress is from a generalisation of the tendency that penultimate Latin -i- is short; compare the same in Libido.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪnitʊs/ (usual for both singular and plural)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪniˌtuːs/ (learned variant for the plural)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːnitʊs/ (rare, nonstandard)
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Noun

Tinnitus m (strong, genitive Tinnitus, plural Tinnitus or Tinnitusse)

  1. tinnitus

Declension

Declension of Tinnitus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tinnitus die Tinnitus, Tinnitusse
genitive eines des Tinnitus der Tinnitus, Tinnitusse
dative einem dem Tinnitus den Tinnitus, Tinnitussen
accusative einen den Tinnitus die Tinnitus, Tinnitusse

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