Antibiotikum
See also: antibiotikum
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]anti- or ἀντι- (anti-) + βιωτικός (biōtikós) (from βίος (bíos, “life”) + -τικός (-tikós)) + -us (in its neuter form)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Antibiotikum n (strong, genitive Antibiotikums, plural Antibiotika)
- (pharmacology) antibiotic
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 44/2010, page 132:
- Täglich sterben in Deutschland mehrere Patienten an Krankenhauskeimen. Bedrohlich breiten sich Erreger aus, die fast allen Antibiotika trotzen.
- Every day several patients die of hospital germs in Germany. Threateningly, pathogens are spreading that defy almost all antibiotics.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Antibiotikum [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Antibiotikum | die | Antibiotika |
| genitive | eines | des | Antibiotikums | der | Antibiotika |
| dative | einem | dem | Antibiotikum | den | Antibiotika |
| accusative | ein | das | Antibiotikum | die | Antibiotika |
Hypernyms
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[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Antibiotikum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Antibiotikum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Antibiotikum” in Duden online
Antibiotikum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
