Antibiotikum

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German

Etymology

anti- or ἀντι- (anti-) + βιωτικός (biōtikós) (from βίος (bíos, “life”) + -τικός (-tikós)) + -us (in its neuter form)

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Noun

Antibiotikum n (strong, genitive Antibiotikums, plural Antibiotika)

  1. (pharmacology) antibiotic
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 44/2010, page 132:
      Täglich sterben in Deutschland mehrere Patienten an Krankenhauskeimen. Bedrohlich breiten sich Erreger aus, die fast allen Antibiotika trotzen.
      Every day several patients die of hospital germs in Germany. Threateningly, pathogens are spreading that defy almost all antibiotics.

Declension

Declension of Antibiotikum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Antibiotikum die Antibiotika
genitive eines des Antibiotikums der Antibiotika
dative einem dem Antibiotikum den Antibiotika
accusative ein das Antibiotikum die Antibiotika

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