ziektekiem

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ziekte (“disease, sickness”) +‎ kiem (“seed, bud, origin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzik.təˌkim/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ziek‧te‧kiem

Noun

ziektekiem f (plural ziektekiemen, diminutive ziektekiempje n)

  1. A germ, a pathogen.
    Synonym: smetstof

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: siektekiem
  • → Indonesian: benih penyakit, bibit penyakit (calque) (calque)
  • → West Frisian: syktekym
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