Altersdemenz
German, noun[ˈaltɐsdeˌmɛnt͡s]
Altersdemenz is a German feminine noun meaning “senile dementia, old age dementia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “altersbedingter Abbau der geistigen Leistungsfähigkeit; Demenz, die im höheren Alter auftritt”.
What does Altersdemenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesenile dementia, old age dementia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. altersbedingter Abbau der geistigen Leistungsfähigkeit; Demenz, die im höheren Alter auftritt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Altersdemenz
- Altersdemenzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Altersdemenz?
- [ˈaltɐsdeˌmɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Altersdemenz in German?
Altersdemenz appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).