See also: ischias

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσχιάς (iskhiás, hip disease), from ἰσχίον (iskhíon, hip joint).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʃi̯as/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Ischias f or m or n (strong, genitive Ischias, no plural)

  1. (pathology, neurology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)
  2. sciatic nerve

Usage notes edit

  • Ischias is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
  • The word is feminine in technical usage and usually masculine (more rarely neuter) in colloquial usage.

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • Ischias” in Duden online
  • Ischias” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache