Typhus

German

Etymology

19th century, from Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtyːfʊs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Typhus m (strong, genitive Typhus, no plural)

1. typhoid fever, abdominal typhus (disease)

   Synonyms: (archaic) Nervenfieber, (for specificity) Bauchtyphus, Abdominaltyphus

Declension

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

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Typhus
genitive	eines	des	Typhus
dative	einem	dem	Typhus
accusative	einen	den	Typhus

See also

• Fleckfieber (“typhus”)