Bluthochdruck

/ˈbluːtˌhoːxdʁʊk/

der noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. hypertension

    Built from Blut (blood) + hoch (high) + Druck (pressure).

    • Er leidet an Bluthochdruck.

      He suffers from hypertension.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Blut blood
  • hoch high
  • Druck pressure

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hipertensión

hipertensión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hypertension."

Portuguese

hipertensão

hipertensão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hypertension."

Practice

1 What does Bluthochdruck mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er leidet an ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bluthochdruck?

nouncompound

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