German

Noun

Gesundheit f ‎(genitive Gesundheit, no plural)

1. health; soundness (sound being adjectival)

Declension

Interjection

Gesundheit!

1. bless you, gesundheit

Derived terms

• Gesundheitsbefinden
• Gesundheitszeugnis

Related terms

• auf Ihre Gesundheit ‎(“to your health”)

See also

• Dutch: gezondheid
• English: gesundheit, sound

English

Interjection

gesundheit

1. (Canada, US) Said to someone who has just sneezed.
   • 2000, Abby Frucht, Polly's Ghost: A Novel (Fiction), Scribner, ISBN 9780684835891, page 55:

     I used to play a game with David and Douggie, Dennis and Drew — stop their sneezes midsniff just by placing my pinkie finger against their nostrils and saying gesundheit before it was time.

2. (humorous) Said as a response to someone who said something difficult or convoluted.
   • 2010, Tangled (Disney movie)

     Flynn: "All right, Blondie."

     Rapunzel: "Rapunzel!"

     Flynn: "Gesundheit."

Synonyms

• bless you

Translations