Arznei

German

Etymology

From Middle High German arzenie. By surface analysis, Arzt +‎ -ei. Compare Dutch artsenij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁt͡sˈnaɪ̯/, /aːɐ̯t͡sˈnaɪ̯/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

• Audio:

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Noun

Arznei f (genitive Arznei, plural Arzneien)

1. (dated) medicine (healing substance)
2. (obsolete) medicine (study and profession)

   Synonyms: Medizin, Heilkunde

Declension

Declension of Arznei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Arznei	die	Arzneien
genitive	einer	der	Arznei	der	Arzneien
dative	einer	der	Arznei	den	Arzneien
accusative	eine	die	Arznei	die	Arzneien

Synonyms

• (substance): Medikament (commonest), Medizin, Arzneimittel

Related terms

• Arzt

Further reading

• “Arznei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Arznei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Arznei” in Duden online