Zahnfleisch

gums

noun TSAHN-flysh Less Common

Origin: literally 'tooth flesh'

Also means

gum

Usage Note

Zahnfleisch is the gum tissue, grammatically singular and neuter. The idiom auf dem Zahnfleisch gehen means to be utterly exhausted. Bleeding gums are Zahnfleischbluten.

Examples

"Bei der Behandlung blutete das Zahnfleisch."

Natural Translation

The gums bled during the treatment.

Literal Translation

At the treatment bled the gum-flesh.

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