Allergie

See also: allergie

German

Etymology

Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, other) + ἔργον (érgon, work, activity), on the model of Energie.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Allergie f (genitive Allergie, plural Allergien)

  1. allergy

Declension

Further reading

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