Polyglot Dictionary

Rippenfellentzündung

/ˈʁɪpn̩fɛlʔɛntˌtsʏndʊŋ/

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
Rippenfellentzündungen

Meaning

  1. pleurisy

    Built from Rippenfell (pleura) + Entzündung (inflammation).

    • Er hat eine Rippenfellentzündung.

      He has pleurisy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Rippenfell pleura
  • Entzündung inflammation

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pleuresía

pleuresía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pleurisy."

Portuguese

pleurisia

pleurisia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pleurisy."

Practice

1 What does Rippenfellentzündung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rippenfellentzündung?

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