Aderlass

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdɐlas/
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Noun

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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

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Further reading

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  • Aderlass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Aderlass” in Duden online