Vakzine

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin vaccīnus m (adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vakˈt͡siːnə/
  • Hyphenation: Vak‧zi‧ne
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Noun

Vakzine f (genitive Vakzine, plural Vakzinen)

  1. (immunology) Synonym of Impfstoff (“vaccine”)
    • 2021 November 22, Jens Spahn, quotee, “Jens Spahn: Moderna als »guter, sicherer und sehr wirksamer Impfstoff«”, in Der Spiegel‎, →ISSN:
      Die Vakzine von Biontech sei der Mercedes und die von Moderna der Rolls-Royce.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • The word was originally restricted to medical parlance. Since 2020 it has entered media language, mostly in the form Vakzin n. This is likely due to a desire to reduce repetitions of Impfstoff given the frequency of reports about vaccination. In general usage it remains as yet uncommon.

Declension

Declension of Vakzine
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Vakzine die Vakzinen
genitive einer der Vakzine der Vakzinen
dative einer der Vakzine den Vakzinen
accusative eine die Vakzine die Vakzinen

Descendants

  • → Bulgarian: вакци́на (vakcína)
  • → Japanese: ワクチン (from the form Vakzin)

Noun

Vakzine n pl

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Vakzin

See also

Further reading

  • “Vakzine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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