Allergie

See also: allergie

German

Etymology

Coined by Austrian pediatrician Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, activity”), on the model of Energie.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

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  1. (pathology, immunology) allergy

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Allergie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Allergie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Allergie” in Duden online
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