Noun
die Seuche
Pronunciation: /ˈzɔʏ̯çə/
epidemic, plague (a dangerous, destructive, usually infectious disease of people, animals or plants)
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plural Seuchen
Meanings
Noun
- epidemic, plague (a dangerous, destructive, usually infectious disease of people, animals or plants)
- an epidemic of such a disease
- bad luck, especially as a streak
- something highly repulsive or unpleasant
Example sentence
Die Fettsucht ist eine landesweite Seuche.
Obesity is a national epidemic.
Word forms
singular
die Seuche
plural
die Seuchen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Seuche
Accusativedie Seuche
Dativeder Seuche
Genitiveder Seuche
Plural
Nominativedie Seuchen
Accusativedie Seuchen
Dativeden Seuchen
Genitiveder Seuchen
Usage
- eine Seuche breitet sich aus — A destructive infectious disease spreads.
- Tierseuche — A compound specifying an epidemic disease among animals.
Die Erzählung schildert, wie die Seuche das Dorf veränderte.
The story describes how the epidemic changed the village.