Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit
German, noun[ˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡sfɛltˈjaːkɔpˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit is spelled C-R-E-U-T-Z-F-E-L-D-T-J-A-K-O-B-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T (25 letters). Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit is a German feminine noun meaning “Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “beim Menschen selten auftretende, schwere Erkrankung des Nervensystems, die tödlich verläuft”.
What does Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. beim Menschen selten auftretende, schwere Erkrankung des Nervensystems, die tödlich verläuft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit?
- [ˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡sfɛltˈjaːkɔpˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.