Ischias

See also: ischias

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσχιάς (iskhiás, “hip disease”), from ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪʃi̯as/

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Noun

Ischias f or m or n (strong, genitive Ischias, no plural)

1. (pathology, neurology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)
2. sciatic nerve

Usage notes

• Ischias is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
• The word is feminine in technical usage and usually masculine (more rarely neuter) in colloquial usage.

Declension

Declension of Ischias [sg-only, feminine // masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine, ein	die, der, das	Ischias
genitive	einer, eines	der, des	Ischias
dative	einer, einem	der, dem	Ischias
accusative	eine, einen, ein	die, den, das	Ischias

Synonyms

• (sciatica): Ischialgie
• (sciatic nerve): Ischiasnerv

Further reading

• “Ischias” in Duden online
• “Ischias” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache