Altersheilkunde

German

Etymology

From Alter (“[old] age”) +‎ -s- (Fugen-s / s interfix / linking s) +‎ Heilkunde (“medicine”) (heilen (“to heal”) +‎ -kunde (“knowledge”)).

Noun

Altersheilkunde f (genitive Altersheilkunde, no plural)

  1. geriatrics
  2. geriatric medicine

Declension
Declension of Altersheilkunde [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Altersheilkunde
genitive einer der Altersheilkunde
dative einer der Altersheilkunde
accusative eine die Altersheilkunde

Synonyms
  • Altenmedizin f
  • Altersmedizin f
  • Geriatrie f

Further reading
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