Hexenschuss
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Hexenschuß (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Hexe (“witch”) + -n- + Schuss (“shot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hexenschuss m (strong, genitive Hexenschusses, no plural)
- (colloquial) lumbago
- Synonym: Lumbago
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hexenschuss [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Descendants[edit]
- → Polish: heksenszus
Further reading[edit]
- “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