GESUNDHEIT


Meaning of GESUNDHEIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gə-ˈzu̇nt-ˌhīt ]

interjection

Etymology: German, literally, health, from gesund healthy (from Old High German gisunt ) + -heit -hood — more at sound

Date: 1914

— used to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed

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