noun#8,995 by frequency
die Seuche
/ˈzɔʏ̯çə/
a disease, usually infectious, that is seen as dangerous and destructive; an epidemic of such a disease; bad luck, especially as a streak
- genitive
- der Seuche
- plural
- die Seuchen
Meanings
- 1
a disease, usually infectious, that is seen as dangerous and destructive — be it to people, animals, or plants
Tausende starben durch die Seuche.
Thousands of people died during the plague.
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- 2
an epidemic of such a disease
- 3
bad luck, especially as a streak
- 4
something highly repulsive or unpleasantrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieSeuche | dieSeuchen |
| accusative | dieSeuche | dieSeuchen |
| dative | derSeuche | denSeuchen |
| genitive | derSeuche | derSeuchen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.