"Seuche" meaning in German

See Seuche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzɔʏ̯çə/ Audio: De-Seuche.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German siuche, from Old High German siuhhī; equivalent to siech (“sick”) + -e (“ness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|siuche}} Middle High German siuche, {{inh|de|goh|siuhhī}} Old High German siuhhī, {{suffix|de|siech|e|t1=sick|t2=ness}} siech (“sick”) + -e (“ness”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Seuche f (genitive Seuche, plural Seuchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Seuche [genitive], Seuchen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Seuche [nominative, singular], Seuchen [definite, nominative, plural], Seuche [genitive, singular], Seuchen [definite, genitive, plural], Seuche [dative, singular], Seuchen [dative, definite, plural], Seuche [accusative, singular], Seuchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a disease, usually infectious, that is seen as dangerous and destructive (be it to people, animals, or plants) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Seuche-de-noun-YnAxRNMZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 38 13 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 14 34 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 10 31 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 5 15 5
  2. an epidemic of such a disease Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Seuche-de-noun-CN46OSi5 Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -e, Epidemiology Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 14 34 14 Disambiguation of Epidemiology: 13 62 14 11
  3. (informal) bad luck, especially as a streak Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-Seuche-de-noun-3QATmlPq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 38 13 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 14 34 14
  4. (informal) something highly repulsive or unpleasant Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-Seuche-de-noun-81sojMNa Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 6 38 13 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 38 14 34 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Seuchenbekämpfung, Seuchenschutz, Durchseuchung, Verseuchung, Epidemie, Krankheit

Inflected forms

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