schizophren
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”). The meaning of contradictory from the (medically incorrect) idea that schizophrenia equals split personality.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃitsofreːn/
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Adjective
schizophren (not comparable)
- schizophrenic
- contradictory
Declension
Declension of schizophren
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist schizophren | sie ist schizophren | es ist schizophren | sie sind schizophren | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | schizophrener | schizophrene | schizophrenes | schizophrene |
| genitive | schizophrenen | schizophrener | schizophrenen | schizophrener | |
| dative | schizophrenem | schizophrener | schizophrenem | schizophrenen | |
| accusative | schizophrenen | schizophrene | schizophrenes | schizophrene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der schizophrene | die schizophrene | das schizophrene | die schizophrenen |
| genitive | des schizophrenen | der schizophrenen | des schizophrenen | der schizophrenen | |
| dative | dem schizophrenen | der schizophrenen | dem schizophrenen | den schizophrenen | |
| accusative | den schizophrenen | die schizophrene | das schizophrene | die schizophrenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein schizophrener | eine schizophrene | ein schizophrenes | (keine) schizophrenen |
| genitive | eines schizophrenen | einer schizophrenen | eines schizophrenen | (keiner) schizophrenen | |
| dative | einem schizophrenen | einer schizophrenen | einem schizophrenen | (keinen) schizophrenen | |
| accusative | einen schizophrenen | eine schizophrene | ein schizophrenes | (keine) schizophrenen | |
Related terms
- Schizophrenie
Further reading
- schizophren in Duden online