Noun
das Antibiotikum
antibiotic
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plural Antibiotika
Meanings
Noun
- antibiotic
Example sentence
Ich werde Ihnen Antibiotika verschreiben.
I'm going to prescribe you some antibiotics.
Word forms
singular
das Antibiotikum
plural
die Antibiotika
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Antibiotikum
Accusativedas Antibiotikum
Dativedem Antibiotikum
Genitivedes Antibiotikums
Plural
Nominativedie Antibiotika
Accusativedie Antibiotika
Dativeden Antibiotika
Genitiveder Antibiotika
Usage
- Antibiotikum / Antibiotika — one antibiotic / antibiotics; the plural replaces -um with -a
- ein Antibiotikum verschreiben — prescribe an antibiotic; a common medical collocation
Auf dem Etikett steht der Name des Antibiotikums.
The name of the antibiotic is on the label.