Aderlass

German

Alternative forms

• Aderlaß (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German āderlāʒ, āderlæʒe. Equivalent to Ader (“vein”) + the stem of lassen (“to let”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːdɐlas/

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Noun

Aderlass m (strong, genitive Aderlasses, plural Aderlasse)

1. (medicine, history) bloodletting (archaic treatment by removing blood)

   Synonym: Schröpfen

2. (figurative) bloodletting, drain (diminishment of a resource)

Declension

Declension of Aderlass [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Aderlass	die	Aderlasse
genitive	eines	des	Aderlasses	der	Aderlasse
dative	einem	dem	Aderlass, Aderlasse1	den	Aderlassen
accusative	einen	den	Aderlass	die	Aderlasse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• zur Ader lassen

Further reading

• “Aderlass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Aderlass” in Duden online