Kinderlähmung

German

Etymology

Kind (“child”) +‎ -er- +‎ Lähmung (“paralysis”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌlɛːmʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌleːmʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧läh‧mung

Noun

Kinderlähmung f (genitive Kinderlähmung, no plural)

1. polio, poliomyelitis

Synonyms

• Poliomyelitis

Further reading

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