Kinderlähmung

German

Etymology

Kind (“child”) +‎ -er- +‎ Lähmung (“paralysis”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌlɛːmʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /-ˌleːmʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧läh‧mung

Noun

Kinderlähmung f (genitive Kinderlähmung, no plural)

polio, poliomyelitis
Synonym: Poliomyelitis

Declension

Declension of Kinderlähmung [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kinderlähmung
genitive	einer	der	Kinderlähmung
dative	einer	der	Kinderlähmung
accusative	eine	die	Kinderlähmung

Further reading

“Kinderlähmung” in Duden online
“Kinderlähmung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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