Schwindsucht
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swintsucht, translating Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wane”). Equivalent to schwinden + Sucht.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schwindsucht f (genitive Schwindsucht, no plural)
- (dated) tuberculosis, consumption
- Synonym: Lungentuberkulose
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schwindsucht [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schwindsucht” in Duden online
Plautdietsch
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schwindsucht f
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