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German
Etymology
Coined by Austrian physician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.
Pronunciation
Noun
Allergie f (genitive Allergie, plural Allergien)
- (pathology, immunology) allergy
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- “Allergie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Allergie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Allergie” in Duden online