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German
Etymology
From Middle High German eiter, from Old High German eitar, from Proto-West Germanic *aitr.
Pronunciation
Noun
Eiter m (strong, genitive Eiters, no plural)
- (archaic) atter
- (pathology) pus
Declension
Derived terms
- Eiß (Swiss and South German dialects)
Further reading
- “Eiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eiter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Eiter” in Duden online