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Alzheimer
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alzheimer alzhéimer
English
Noun
en medicine rare Somebody with Alzheimer's disease.
en
Derived terms
en Alzheimerian
en 3-syllable words eponyms
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈaltshaɪ̯mər/ [ˈʔalt͡sˌhaɪ̯.mɐ] more casual [ˈʔal.t͡saɪ̯.mɐ]
de De-Alzheimer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Alz hei mer
Etymology 1
de surname
A form of de Altesheim old hamleten German-American Names 2006 3rd George Fenwick Jones 0806317647 Alzheim, Alzheimer, Altesheim (old hamlet) de er; see de altes and de Heim.
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s:-
de
Etymology 2
de disease
de Alois Alzheimer =.
Noun
n:m,(s).sg
Alzheimer's disease
de Alzheimer-Krankheit Alzheimersche Krankheit ; Alzheimer-Erkrankung Alzheimersche Erkrankung ; Alzheimer-Syndrom Alzheimersches Syndrom
Usage notes
de Alzheimer is the usual form in German and is not particularly informal. The compounds listed are used chiefly for clarity. In formal style they are also preferable when the word is construed with a determiner or adjective. Thus, de eine schwere Alzheimer-Erkrankung a grave form of Alzheimer's disease, for which less formally also de schweres Alzheimer (or for some speakers de schwerer Alzheimer).
Declension
n:m,(s).sg
Descendants
bg алцхаймер 1
ru Альцге́ймер 1
zh 阿爾茨海默 Āěrcíhǎimò 1
References
Further reading
Italian
Noun
m #
it medicine Alzheimer's disease
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt alzheimer
Pronunciation
[ei:ái]
pt ajmeʁ ajmɛɾ 3
Noun
m -
pt mal de Alzheimer: Alzheimer's
pt Diseases Neurology
Spanish
Pronunciation
alzéimer raw:/ˈaltshajma/ [ˈal̪t̪shai̯.ma] +
Noun
m -
es enfermedad de Alzheimer
Further reading