Hexenschuss

See also: Hexenschuß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hexe +‎ -n- +‎ Schuss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛksn̩ʃʊs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: He‧xen‧schuss

Noun

Hexenschuss m (strong, genitive Hexenschusses, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, pathology) low back pain, lumbago
    Synonyms: Albschoss, Lumbago, Lumbalgie, Mahrschuss

Declension

Declension of Hexenschuss [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Hexenschuss
genitive eines des Hexenschusses
dative einem dem Hexenschuss, Hexenschusse1
accusative einen den Hexenschuss

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Czech: hexenšus
  • → Polish: heksenszus

Further reading

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