gesundheit
[ guh-zoont-hahyt ]
/ gəˈzʊnt haɪt /
interjection
(used to wish good health, especially to a person who has just sneezed.)
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Example sentences from the Web for gesundheit
At the same interview, when the doctor sneezed, she said "Gesundheit."
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British Dictionary definitions for gesundheit
gesundheit
/ German (ɡəˈzʊnthait) /
sentence substitute
an expression used to wish good health to someone who has just sneezed
Word Origin for gesundheit
from gesund healthy + -heit -hood; see sound ²
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Cultural definitions for gesundheit
Gesundheit
[ (guh-zoont-heyt) ]
German for “good health.” Like the English phrase “Bless you,” it is conventionally said to someone who has just sneezed. This reflects the superstition that a sneeze can cause the soul to fly out of the body; saying the phrase prevents this from happening.
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