Alzheimer

See also: alzheimer and alzhéimer

English

Noun

Alzheimer (plural Alzheimers)

1. (medicine, rare) Somebody with Alzheimer's disease.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alzheimer.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltshaɪ̯mər/, [ˈʔalt͡sˌhaɪ̯.mɐ], [ˈʔal.t͡saɪ̯.mɐ]
• Hyphenation: Alz‧hei‧mer

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Alzheimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Alzheimers or (with an article) Alzheimer, feminine genitive 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, Alzheimererkrankung, Alzheimersche Erkrankung; Alzheimer-Syndrom, Alzheimersyndrom, 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)

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meh], /awzˈʁaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯zˈhaɪ̯.meh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meh], /awzˈʁaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯zˈhaɪ̯.meh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈzaj.meɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meɾ], /awzˈʁaj.meɾ/ [aʊ̯zˈhaɪ̯.meɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈzaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meχ], /awʒˈʁaj.meʁ/ [aʊ̯ʒˈχaɪ̯.meχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈzaj.meɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈzaɪ̯.meɻ], /awzˈʁaj.meɻ/ [aʊ̯zˈhaɪ̯.meɻ]

Noun

Alzheimer m or f (uncountable)

1. Ellipsis of doença de Alzheimer.

Spanish

Noun

Alzheimer m (uncountable)

1. Ellipsis of enfermedad de Alzheimer.

Further reading

• “Alzheimer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28