Schwindsucht

German

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (dated) tuberculosis, consumption
    Synonym: Lungentuberkulose

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Schwindsucht f

  1. tuberculosis, consumption
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