Allopathie

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek, from ἄλλος (állos, “other”) +‎ πάθος (páthos, “pain”), coined 1816 by Samuel Hahnemann analogous to Homöopathie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌalopaˈtiː/
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  • Hyphenation: Al‧lo‧pa‧thie

Noun

Allopathie f (genitive Allopathie, no plural)

  1. allopathy
    Synonym: Schulmedizin
    Antonym: Homöopathie
    • 1823, Carl Caspari, Meine Erfahrungen in der Homöopathie, page 85:
      Soll die Allopathie zugestehen, daß alle auf ihrem Wege, vollbrachten Heilungen unbewußt und durch Zufall homöopathisch wären? Dies kann sie nicht, denn, wenn es auch von einigen Fällen nachgewiesen werden kann, so läßt sich wieder in anderen das Gegentheil beweisen: […]
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Declension

Declension of Allopathie
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Allopathie
genitive einer der Allopathie
dative einer der Allopathie
accusative eine die Allopathie

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