Krankheit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krancheit, krankeit. By surface analysis, krank +‎ -heit; compare Alemannic German Chranket, Luxembourgish Krankheet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʁaŋkˌhaɪ̯t]
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Hyphenation: Krank‧heit

Noun

Krankheit f (genitive Krankheit, plural Krankheiten)

sickness, illness
disease

Declension

Declension of Krankheit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Krankheit	die	Krankheiten
genitive	einer	der	Krankheit	der	Krankheiten
dative	einer	der	Krankheit	den	Krankheiten
accusative	eine	die	Krankheit	die	Krankheiten

Antonyms

Gesundheit

Hyponyms

Related terms

Further reading

“Krankheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Krankheit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Krankheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Krankheit” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Etymology

krank +‎ -heit

Noun

Krankheit f (plural Krankheite)

disease, illness, sickness, malady

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