Medikament

/medikaˈmɛnt/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Medikamente

Meaning

  1. medicine

    • Nimm das Medikament dreimal täglich.

      Take the medicine three times a day.

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

Similar words

Arznei

Arznei is an older, more literary word for medicine; Medikament is the standard, modern everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

medicina

medicina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "medicine."

Portuguese

remédio

remédio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "medicine."

Practice

1 What does Medikament mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nimm das ___ dreimal täglich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Medikament?

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