Aderlass

German

Alternative forms
  • Aderlaß (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German āderlāʒ, āderlæʒe. Equivalent to Ader (“vein”) + the stem of lassen (“to let”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdɐlas/
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Noun

Aderlass m (strong, genitive Aderlasses, plural Aderlasse)

  1. (medicine, history) bloodletting (archaic treatment by removing blood)
    Synonym: Schröpfen
  2. (figurative) bloodletting, drain (diminishment of a resource)

Declension
Declension of Aderlass [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Aderlass die Aderlasse
genitive eines des Aderlasses der Aderlasse
dative einem dem Aderlass, Aderlasse1 den Aderlassen
accusative einen den Aderlass die Aderlasse

1Now rare, see notes.

  • zur Ader lassen

Further reading
  • “Aderlass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Aderlass” in Duden online
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