Parkinson

See also: parkinson and párkinson

English

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Peter +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːkɪnsən/

Proper noun

Parkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Parkinsons)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

• Parkinson's disease
• Parkinson-plus syndrome
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Descendants

• → Russian: Паркинсо́н (Parkinsón)

Translations

surname

• French: Parkinson (fr)
• Russian: Паркинсо́н (ru) (Parkinsón)
• Spanish: Parkinson (es)

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Parkinson m (strong, genitive Parkinsons, no plural)

1. Parkinson's

   Synonym: Parkinsonkrankheit

Declension

Declension of Parkinson [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Parkinson
genitive	eines	des	Parkinsons
dative	einem	dem	Parkinson
accusative	einen	den	Parkinson

Further reading

• “Parkinson” in Duden online