Abszess
See also: Abszeß
German
Alternative forms
- Abszeß (especially pre-1996)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Abszess m, n (genitive Abszesses, plural Abszesse)
- abscess
Usage notes
- The neuter form is mainly used in Austria.
- Abszess has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). (Previously, it had been deprecated by the German Orthographic Conference of 1901.)
Declension
Declension of Abszess
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Abszess | die | Abszesse |
genitive | eines | des | Abszesses | der | Abszesse |
dative | einem | dem | Abszess, Abszesse1 | den | Abszessen |
accusative | einen | den | Abszess | die | Abszesse |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Abszess in Duden online