Polyglot Dictionary

Schuppenflechte

/ˈʃʊpn̩ˌflɛçtə/

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
Schuppenflechten

Meaning

  1. psoriasis

    Built from Schuppe (scale) + Flechte (lichen).

    • Sie leidet an Schuppenflechte.

      She suffers from psoriasis.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schuppe scale
  • Flechte lichen

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

psoriasis

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

Portuguese

psoríase

psoríase is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "psoriasis."

Practice

1 What does Schuppenflechte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie leidet an ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schuppenflechte?

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