German

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Etymology

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Zwerchfell (diaphragm) +‎ Riss (rupture)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʋɛɐ̯xˌfɛlˈʁɪs]
  • Hyphenation: Zwerch‧fell‧riss
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Noun

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Zwerchfellriss m (strong, genitive Zwerchfellrisses, plural Zwerchfellrisse)

  1. (medicine) a rupture of the diaphragm
  2. (humor) a fictional disease arising from too much laughing
    Von seinen Erzählungen habe ich einen Zwerchfellriss bekommen
    I laughed like mad at his tales
    (literally, “I got a diaphragm rupture from his tales”)

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