Polyglot Dictionary

Herzinfarkt

/ˈhɛʁtsʔɪnˌfaʁkt/

der 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 General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Herzinfarkte

Meaning

  1. heart attack

    Built from Herz (heart) + Infarkt (infarction).

    • Er hatte einen Herzinfarkt.

      He had a heart attack.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Herz heart
  • Infarkt infarction

Similar words

infarkt

Infarkt is the more general medical term, and can refer to infarction elsewhere in the body, not just the heart; Herzinfarkt specifically means "heart attack."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

infarto

infarto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "heart attack."

Practice

1 What does Herzinfarkt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hatte einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Herzinfarkt?

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