Krankheit

Meaning

1. (feminine) sickness, illness
2. (feminine) disease

Concepts

disease

illness

sickness

ailment

malady

disorder

complaint

indisposition

infirmity

human diseases

pain

deformity

disability

frailty

impairment

weakness

desease

bad temper

dyscrasia

physical disorder

emperor’s illness

unhappiness

demon of ill health

fatigue

diseases

ache

infestation

pest

sick

illnes

discontent

displeasure

dissatisfaction

ill health

Hyphenated as

Krank‧heit

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkʁaŋkˌhaɪ̯t]

Etymology

From Middle High German krancheit, krankeit. By surface analysis, krank + -heit; compare Alemannic German Chranket, Luxembourgish Krankheet.

Sentences

Die Krankheit kommt in Schüben .

The disease comes in bursts.

Zudem ist Krankheit nicht die einzige mögliche Ursache für mangelhafte Gesundheit .

In addition, illness is not the only possible cause of poor health.

Die Krankheit darf sich auch nicht versehentlich durch verunreinigte Futtermittel verbreiten .

The disease must not be allowed to spread by accident as a result of contaminated feed.