die Schweinepest
Translation
swine fever, hog cholera, swine plague
Examples
Die Schweinepest ist eine gefährliche Tierseuche.
Swine fever is a dangerous animal epidemic.
Der Bauer fürchtete den Ausbruch der Schweinepest.
The farmer feared the outbreak of swine fever.
Grammar Patterns
the outbreak of swine fever (der Ausbruch der Schweinepest) The outbreak of swine fever worried the farmers.
Similar Words
Vogelgrippe (bird flu), Rinderwahn (mad cow disease)
Etymology
Compounded from 'Schwein' (pig, swine) and 'Pest' (plague, pestilence).
Memory Tips
Literally 'swine plague'. It's a plague ('Pest') that affects swine ('Schweine').