die Angina

tonsillitis

noun · nominative / genitive / dative / accusative, singular feminine Rare #44,567
tonsillitis In German, this usually means tonsillitis, not the heart-related chest pain meant by English “angina.”
GE: Ich habe Angina und bleibe heute zu Hause.
EN: I have tonsillitis and am staying home today.
Declension of Angina
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Nominative Angina —
Accusative Angina —
Genitive Angina —
Dative Angina —

Warum denn Angina?

Why tonsillitis?

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Wahrscheinlich Angina.

Probably tonsillitis.

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Tom hat Angina.

Tom has tonsillitis.