Kinderlähmung
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Kind (“child”) + -er- + Lähmung (“paralysis”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌlɛːmʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌleːmʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧läh‧mung
Noun
[edit]Kinderlähmung f (genitive Kinderlähmung, no plural)
- polio, poliomyelitis
- Synonym: Poliomyelitis
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kinderlähmung [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Kinderlähmung” in Duden online
- “Kinderlähmung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache