Eiter

See also: eiter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German eiter, from Old High German eitar, from Proto-West Germanic *ait(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą.

Cognate with Dutch etter, Swedish etter, English atter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtɐ/

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Noun

Eiter m (strong, genitive Eiters, no plural)

1. (pathology) pus

Declension

Declension of Eiter [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eiter
genitive	eines	des	Eiters
dative	einem	dem	Eiter
accusative	einen	den	Eiter

Derived terms

• eiterig
• eitern
• Eiterbeule
• Eiterfluss

Related terms

• Eiß (Swiss and South German dialects)

Further reading

• “Eiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Eiter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Eiter” in Duden online