Blinddarm

German

Etymology

blind (“blind”) +‎ Darm (“intestine”), a partial calque of Latin caecum (“blind (thing)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪnt.daʁm/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Blind‧darm

Noun

Blinddarm m (strong, genitive Blinddarmes or Blinddarms, plural Blinddärme)

  1. (specialist, medicine, anatomy) caecum
  2. (proscribed, general use, anatomy) appendix
    Synonyms: Wurmfortsatz, Appendix

Further reading

  • “Blinddarm” in Duden online
  • “Blinddarm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Blinddarm m (plural Blinddäerm)

  1. alternative spelling of Blinddaarm (“appendix”)

Further reading

  • Blinddarm in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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