Alzheimer

See also: alzheimer and alzhéimer

English

Noun

Alzheimer (plural Alzheimers)

  1. (medicine, rare) Somebody with Alzheimer's disease.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alzheimer.

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltshaɪ̯mər/, [ˈʔalt͡sˌhaɪ̯.mɐ], (more casual) [ˈʔal.t͡saɪ̯.mɐ]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Alz‧hei‧mer

Etymology 1

    A form of Altesheim (“old hamlet”)[1] +‎ -er; see altes and Heim.

    Proper noun

    Alzheimer m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Alzheimers or (with an article) Alzheimer, plural Alzheimers or Alzheimer)

    1. a surname

    Etymology 2

      Named after Alois Alzheimer.

      Noun

      Alzheimer n or m (strong, genitive Alzheimers or Alzheimer, no plural)

      1. Alzheimer's disease
        Synonyms: Alzheimer-Krankheit, Alzheimersche Krankheit; Alzheimer-Erkrankung, Alzheimersche Erkrankung; Alzheimer-Syndrom, Alzheimersches Syndrom
      Usage notes
      • Alzheimer is the usual form in German and is not particularly informal. The compounds listed are used chiefly for clarity. In formal style they are also preferable when the word is construed with a determiner or adjective. Thus, eine schwere Alzheimer-Erkrankung (“a grave form of Alzheimer's disease”), for which less formally also schweres Alzheimer (or for some speakers schwerer Alzheimer).
      Declension
      Declension of Alzheimer [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]
      singular
      indef. def. noun
      nominative ein das, der Alzheimer
      genitive eines des Alzheimers, Alzheimer
      dative einem dem Alzheimer
      accusative ein, einen das, den Alzheimer
      Descendants
      • → Bulgarian: алцхаймер (alchajmer)
      • → Russian: Альцге́ймер (Alʹcgéjmer)
      • → Chinese: 阿爾茨海默 / 阿尔茨海默 (Āěrcíhǎimò) (transliteration)

      References

      1. ^ Jones, George Fenwick (2006), “Alzheim, Alzheimer, Altesheim”, in German-American Names, 3rd edition, →ISBN: “(old hamlet)”

      Further reading

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

      Italian

      Noun

      Alzheimer m (invariable)

      1. (medicine) Alzheimer's disease

      Portuguese

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meh]
        • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meɾ]
        • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meχ]
        • (Caipira) IPA(key): /awˈzaj.meɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meɻ]
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈzaj.mɛɾ/ [aɫˈzaj.mɛɾ]

      Noun

      Alzheimer m (uncountable)

      1. ellipsis of mal de Alzheimer: Alzheimer's

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /alˈθeimeɾ/ [al̟ˈθei̯.meɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
      • IPA(key): /alˈseimeɾ/ [alˈsei̯.meɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
        • Rhymes: -eimeɾ
      • IPA(key): /ˈaltshajma/ [ˈal̪t̪shai̯.ma]
        • Rhymes: -altshajma
      • Syllabification: Alz‧hei‧mer

      Noun

      Alzheimer m (uncountable)

      1. ellipsis of enfermedad de Alzheimer

      Further reading

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