# das Zwerchfell

das Zwerchfell is a German noun meaning “diaphragm”. Forms: des Zwerchfells, die Zwerchfelle.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Zwerchfells
- Plural: die Zwerchfelle

## In other languages

- Русский: анат. диафрагма, грудобрюшная преграда

## Meanings

1. diaphragm
2. midriff
3. _figurative · literary_ the seat of human emotion, the heart
4. _in idioms_ the organ involved in laughter
   - Er hat mein Zwerchfell erschüttert — He made me laugh

## Examples

- Das Zwerchfell ist ein Muskel. — The diaphragm is a muscle.

## Related words

- Synonym: Diaphragma

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