Krankenschwester

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German

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Etymology

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Kranker (ill) +‎ Schwester (sister)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaŋkənˌʃvɛstɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstɐ
  • Hyphenation: Kran‧ken‧schwes‧ter; pre-1996: Kran‧ken‧schwe‧ster

Noun

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Krankenschwester f (genitive Krankenschwester, plural Krankenschwestern)

  1. nurse (female)

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • Lower Sorbian: chórobna sotša (calque)

Further reading

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