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German
Etymology
Phthise + -isch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈftiːzɪʃ/
- Hyphenation: phthi‧sisch
Adjective
phthisisch (strong nominative masculine singular phthisischer, not comparable)
- (pathology) phthisic, tubercular
- Synonym: schwindsüchtig
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 508:Schuld daran war offensichtlich vielmehr seine Frau, eine kleine Person von entschieden phthisischem Typus, deren Gewissen denn auch dieser Mitgift wegen belastet schien.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of phthisisch (uncomparable)
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