Allergie

See also: allergie

German

Etymology

Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Allergie f (genitive Allergie, plural Allergien)

1. allergy

Further reading

• “Allergie” in Duden online