Schwindsucht
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German swintsucht, translating Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wane”). Equivalent to schwinden + Sucht.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schwindsucht f (genitive Schwindsucht, no plural)
- (dated) tuberculosis, consumption
- Synonym: Lungentuberkulose
Declension edit
Declension of Schwindsucht [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Schwindsucht” in Duden online
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Schwindsucht f