German edit

Etymology edit

Since the 19th century. Compare Latin epilēpticus, Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /epiˈlɛptɪkɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Epi‧lep‧ti‧ker
  • (file)

Noun edit

Epileptiker m (strong, genitive Epileptikers, plural Epileptiker, feminine Epileptikerin)

  1. epileptic (person suffering from epilepsy)
    Synonym: Epilepsiekranker

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Epileptiker”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading edit