Kaiserschnitt
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German
Etymology
Kaiser + Schnitt (“cut”), calque of Latin sectiō caesarēa.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kaiserschnitt m (strong, genitive Kaiserschnittes or Kaiserschnitts, plural Kaiserschnitte)
- Caesarean section
- Synonym: Schnittentbindung
Declension
Declension of Kaiserschnitt
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kaiserschnitt | die | Kaiserschnitte |
| genitive | eines | des | Kaiserschnittes, Kaiserschnitts | der | Kaiserschnitte |
| dative | einem | dem | Kaiserschnitt, Kaiserschnitte1 | den | Kaiserschnitten |
| accusative | einen | den | Kaiserschnitt | die | Kaiserschnitte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Kaiserschnitt” in Duden online
- “Kaiserschnitt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache