Polyglot Dictionary

Arzneimittel

/aʁˈtsnaɪˌmɪtl̩/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Medical Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Arzneimittel

Meaning

  1. medication

    Built from Arznei (medicine) + Mittel (means, agent).

    • Dieses Arzneimittel sollte nur nach Absprache mit dem Arzt eingenommen werden.

      This medication should only be taken after consulting a doctor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Arznei medicine
  • Mittel means, agent

Similar words

Medizin

Close synonyms for medication; Arzneimittel is the formal, official term, Medizin is the everyday word (which also means "medicine" the science).

Similar in other languages

English

medicine

Close — medication relates to medicine.

Practice

1 What does Arzneimittel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dieses ___ sollte nur nach Absprache mit dem Arzt eingenommen werden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Arzneimittel?

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