Passivrauchen

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German

Etymology

passiv (“passive”) +‎ Rauchen (“smoking”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpasiːfˌʁaʊ̯χn̩/

Noun

Passivrauchen n (strong, genitive Passivrauchens, no plural)

  1. gerund of passiv rauchen: passive smoking, second-hand smoking
    • 2012 April 20, Die Welt‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 22:
      Durch Passivrauchen steigt bei Kindern das Risiko, dass sie als Erwachsene an einer chronisch-obstruktiven Lungenerkrankung leiden.
      By passive smoking, the risk increases in children that they suffer from chronic obstructive lung disease as adults.

Declension

Declension of Passivrauchen
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Passivrauchen
genitive eines des Passivrauchens
dative einem dem Passivrauchen
accusative ein das Passivrauchen

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