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German
Etymology
Kranker + Schein
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Kran‧ken‧schein
Noun
Krankenschein m (strong, genitive Krankenscheines or Krankenscheins, plural Krankenscheine)
- (healthcare, informal) certificate of illness, sick note
- Synonyms: Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung, AU-Bescheinigung, Krankschreibung, (Switzerland) Arztzeugnis, (Austria) Arbeitsunfähigkeitsmeldung
- (historical) health insurance certificate
- Synonym: Krankenversicherungskarte (the modern replacement)
Declension
Declension of Krankenschein
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