Definition
An abnormally high body temperature, usually as a sign of illness.
Translations
- English
- fever
- Français
- fièvre
- Türkçe
- ateş
- Polski
- gorączka
- Русский
- жар
- Українська
- гарячка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Fieber
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
fever
/das ˈfiːbɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Kind hat hohes Fieber.NominativSing.The child has a high fever.
- Das Medikament senkt das Fieber.AkkusativSing.The medication lowers the fever.
- Bei Fieber sollte man viel trinken.DativSing.You should drink plenty of fluids when you have a fever.
- Die Ursache des Fiebers ist noch unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the fever is still unclear.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fieber/ˈfiːbɐ/
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Article phrase
das Fieber/das ˈfiːbɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Fieber | — |
| Akkusativ | das Fieber | — |
| Dativ | dem Fieber | — |
| Genitiv | des Fiebers | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationFieber bekommen
- Collocationhohes Fieber haben
- CollocationFieber messen
- CollocationFieber senken
- Prepositional constructionbei Fieberbei + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Fieber ist zurückgegangen.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedKrankheit — illness
Fieber is a possible sign or symptom of a Krankheit, but does not denote the Krankheit itself.
- Semantically relatedGesundheit — health
Fieber usually indicates a health disorder and thus contrasts with the normal state of health.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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