Paroxysmus

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós, “irritation, the severe fit of a disease”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paʁɔˈksʏsmʊs/ Hyphenation: Pa‧ro‧xys‧mus === Noun === Paroxysmus m (strong, genitive Paroxysmus, plural Paroxysmen) paroxysm (random or sudden outburst; explosive event during a volcanic eruption; sudden recurrence of a disease) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Paroxysmus” in Duden online “Paroxysmus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)