das Gegengift

B2

antidote / anti-toxin / anti-venom

English meaning
antidote / anti-toxin / anti-venom
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Gegengifte
Vocabulary package
Medicine & Treatment

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Gegengift in a sentence

Das Gegengift wurde schnell verabreicht.

The antidote was administered quickly.

Declension of das Gegengift

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Gegengiftdie Gegengifte
Accusativedas Gegengiftdie Gegengifte
Dativedem Gegengiftden Gegengiften
Genitivedes Gegengiftsder Gegengifte

Word family

das Gegengift is built from gegen (against, towards) and das Gift (poison). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Gegengift comes from

Lehnübersetzung im 17. Jahrhundert zu französisch contrepoison, das seinerseits eine Lehnübersetzung von lateinisch antidotum ist; dieses geht auf griechisch ἀντίδοτος „dagegen gegeben“ zurück

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Questions about Gegengift

Is it der, die or das Gegengift?

It is das Gegengift — Gegengift is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Gegengifte.

What is the plural of Gegengift?

The plural of das Gegengift is die Gegengifte.

What is the genitive of Gegengift?

The genitive singular is des Gegengifts. The dative plural is den Gegengiften.

What does Gegengift mean in English?

das Gegengift means "antidote / anti-toxin / anti-venom". For example: "Das Gegengift wurde schnell verabreicht." — "The antidote was administered quickly."

What level is Gegengift in German?

Gegengift is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the medicine & treatment vocabulary.

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