Blinddarm

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

blind (“blind”) +‎ Darm (“intestine”), a partial calque of Latin caecum (“blind (thing)”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪnt.daʁm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Blind‧darm

Noun[edit]

Blinddarm m (strong, genitive Blinddarmes or Blinddarms, plural Blinddärme)

  1. (specialist, medicine, anatomy) caecum
  2. (proscribed, general use, anatomy) appendix
    Synonyms: Wurmfortsatz, Appendix

Further reading[edit]

  • “Blinddarm” in Duden online
  • “Blinddarm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish[edit]

Noun[edit]

Blinddarm m (plural Blinddäerm)

  1. Alternative spelling of Blinddaarm (“appendix”)
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