Polyglot Dictionary

Kehlkopfentzündung

/ˈkeːlkɔpfʔɛntˌtsʏndʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Kehlkopfentzündungen

Meaning

  1. laryngitis

    Built from Kehlkopf (larynx) + Entzündung (inflammation).

    • Er hat eine Kehlkopfentzündung.

      He has laryngitis.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kehlkopf larynx
  • Entzündung inflammation

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

laringitis

laringitis is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "laryngitis."

Portuguese

laringite

laringite is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "laryngitis."

Practice

1 What does Kehlkopfentzündung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kehlkopfentzündung?

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