Feminine

Schwindsucht

Meaning

tuberculosis, consumption

Synonyms

Lungenschwindsucht

Tbc

TB

Morbus Koch

Auszehrung

TBC

Frequency

44k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

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Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɪntˌzʊxt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German swintsucht, translating Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wane”). Equivalent to schwinden + Sucht.

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