Schwindsucht
dieNounconsumption (tuberculosis; archaic term)
English translations
- 01
consumption, wasting disease
- 02
consumption
- 03
wasting disease
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine veraltete Bezeichnung für Tuberkulose, eine schwere Infektionskrankheit, die meist die Lunge befällt.
- English meaning
- Consumption (Tuberculosis)
- Synonym
- Tuberkulose
- German example
- Im 19. Jahrhundert war Schwindsucht eine weit verbreitete Krankheit.
- English example
- In the 19th century, consumption was a widespread disease.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Schwindsucht
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Phthise
Phthisis
- phthisisch
Phthisic
- Tuberkulose
Tuberculosis
Example sentences with “Schwindsucht”
Früher war die Schwindsucht eine tödliche Krankheit. (In the past, consumption was a deadly disease.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this a modern term?
No, it is an archaic term for tuberculosis.