Betäubungsmittel
German edit
Etymology edit
Betäubung (“anaesthesia”, literally “benumbing”) + Mittel (“substance, agent”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Betäubungsmittel n (strong, genitive Betäubungsmittels, plural Betäubungsmittel)
- anaesthetic; narcotic
- (officialese, law) controlled substance; drug (of any kind, including e.g. cocaine, heroin, etc.)
- Synonyms: Droge, Rauschgift, Rauschmittel
Declension edit
Declension of Betäubungsmittel [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Betäubungsmittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Betäubungsmittel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon