Geschwür

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German geswër (“abscess”).[1] Related to Russian хворь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃvyːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -yːɐ̯
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Noun

Geschwür n (strong, genitive Geschwüres or Geschwürs, plural Geschwüre, diminutive Geschwürchen n)

  1. (pathology) abscess, ulcer

Declension

Declension of Geschwür
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Geschwür die Geschwüre
genitive eines des Geschwüres, Geschwürs der Geschwüre
dative einem dem Geschwür, Geschwüre1 den Geschwüren
accusative ein das Geschwür die Geschwüre

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Geschwür”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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