Polyglot Dictionary

Immunsystem

/ɪˈmuːnzʏsˌteːm/

das 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

Forms

plural
die Immunsysteme

Meaning

  1. immune system

    Built from Immun (immune) + System (system).

    • Vitamin C stärkt das Immunsystem.

      Vitamin C strengthens the immune system.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Immun immune
  • System system

Usage notes

Medical term for the body's defense system against disease.

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