Passivrauchen

German

Etymology

passiv (“passive”) +‎ rauchen (“to smoke”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpasiːfˌʀaʊ̯χn̩/

Noun

Passivrauchen n (genitive Passivrauchens, no plural)

  1. passive smoking, second-hand smoking
    • 2012 April 20, Die Welt , page 22:
      Durch Passivrauchen steigt bei Kindern das Risiko, dass sie als Erwachsene an einer chronisch-obstruktiven Lungenerkrankung leiden.
      By passive smoking, the risk increases in children that they suffer from chronic obstructive lung disease as adults.

Declension
Declension of Passivrauchen (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Passivrauchen
genitive eines des Passivrauchens
dative einem dem Passivrauchen
accusative ein das Passivrauchen

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