Bauchschmerz

German

Etymology

Bauch (“abdomen”) +‎ Schmerz (“pain”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊ̯χˌʃmɛʁt͡s/

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Noun

Bauchschmerz m (mixed, genitive Bauchschmerzes, plural Bauchschmerzen)

1. (chiefly in the plural) abdominal pain, bellyache, stomachache, tummyache

   Synonym: Bauchweh

Usage notes

• See Schmerz for notes on the use of singular and plural. In compounds like Bauchschmerz, Zahnschmerz, etc., the singular can be said to be rather rare.

Declension

Declension of Bauchschmerz [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bauchschmerz	die	Bauchschmerzen
genitive	eines	des	Bauchschmerzes	der	Bauchschmerzen
dative	einem	dem	Bauchschmerz, Bauchschmerze1	den	Bauchschmerzen
accusative	einen	den	Bauchschmerz	die	Bauchschmerzen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Bauchschmerz” in Duden online