Polyglot Dictionary

Schlaflosigkeit

/ˈʃlaːfloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/

die 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

Meaning

  1. insomnia

    Built from Schlaf (sleep) + los (less) + -igkeit (-ness).

    • Er leidet an Schlaflosigkeit.

      He suffers from insomnia.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schlaf sleep
  • los less
  • -igkeit -ness

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

insomnie

insomnie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "insomnia."

Portuguese

insônia

insônia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insomnia."

Practice

1 What does Schlaflosigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er leidet an ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schlaflosigkeit?

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