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
	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

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