Mondsucht

German

Etymology

From Mond (“moon”) +‎ Sucht (“illness, addiction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːntˌzʊxt/

Noun

Mondsucht f (genitive Mondsucht, no plural)

  1. (dated) sleepwalking, somnambulism
    Synonyms: Schlafwandeln, (now less common) Nachtwandeln, (medical parlance) Somnabulismus, Noktambulismus
  2. (archaic) lunacy, madness, especially a form (such as epilepsy) that occurs sporadically (and was therefore ascribed to the moon)

Declension

Declension of Mondsucht [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Mondsucht
genitive einer der Mondsucht
dative einer der Mondsucht
accusative eine die Mondsucht

Derived terms

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