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German
Etymology
Kranker + -en- + Zimmer
Pronunciation
Noun
Krankenzimmer n (strong, genitive Krankenzimmers, plural Krankenzimmer)
- sickroom, hospital room
c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:Aber K. wollte nicht ins Krankenzimmer, gerade das wollte er ja vermeiden, weiter geführt zu werden, je weiter er kam, desto ärger mußte es werden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Krankenzimmer
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