Eiter

See also: eiter

German

Etymology

From Old High German eitar, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą. Cognate with Dutch etter, Swedish etter, English atter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtɐ/
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Noun

Eiter m (genitive Eiters, no plural)

(pathology) pus

Declension

Declension of Eiter (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

eiterig
eitern
Eiterbeule
Eiterfluss

Related terms

Eiß (Swiss and South German dialects)

Further reading

Eiter in Duden online

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