Sepsis

See also: sepsis and sépsis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sepsis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sepsidae – ensign flies.

References

• Sepsis (fly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sepsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sepsidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛpsɪs/
• Hyphenation: Sep‧sis

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Noun

Sepsis f (genitive Sepsis, plural Sepsen)

1. sepsis

Declension

Declension of Sepsis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sepsis	die	Sepsen
genitive	einer	der	Sepsis	der	Sepsen
dative	einer	der	Sepsis	den	Sepsen
accusative	eine	die	Sepsis	die	Sepsen

Derived terms

• septisch

Further reading

• “Sepsis” in Duden online