Hexenschuss

German

Alternative forms

• Hexenschuß (obsolete)

Etymology

From Hexe (“witch”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schuss (“shot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksn̩ˌʃʊs/

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Noun

Hexenschuss m (strong, genitive Hexenschusses, no plural)

1. (colloquial) lumbago

   Synonym: Lumbago

Declension

Declension of Hexenschuss [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hexenschuss
genitive	eines	des	Hexenschusses
dative	einem	dem	Hexenschuss, Hexenschusse1
accusative	einen	den	Hexenschuss

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Descendants

• → Polish: heksenszus

Further reading

• “Hexenschuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hexenschuss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Hexenschuss” in Duden online
• “Hexenschuss” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Hexenschuss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de