Schwindsucht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swintsucht, translating Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wane”). Equivalent to schwinden +‎ Sucht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɪntˌzʊxt/
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Hyphenation: Schwind‧sucht

Noun

Schwindsucht f (genitive Schwindsucht, no plural)

(dated) tuberculosis, consumption
Synonym: Lungentuberkulose

Declension

Declension of Schwindsucht [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schwindsucht
genitive	einer	der	Schwindsucht
dative	einer	der	Schwindsucht
accusative	eine	die	Schwindsucht

Derived terms

schwindsüchtig

Further reading

“Schwindsucht” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Noun

Schwindsucht f

tuberculosis, consumption

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