Geschwür

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German geswër (abscess).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃvyːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -yːɐ̯
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Noun

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Geschwür n (strong, genitive Geschwüres or Geschwürs, plural Geschwüre, diminutive Geschwürchen n)

  1. (pathology) abscess, ulcer

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Geschwür”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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