verlustig

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German

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Etymology

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Middle High German verlustec, corresponding to Verlust +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧lus‧tig

Adjective

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verlustig (strong nominative masculine singular verlustiger, not comparable)

  1. (dated, formal) lost, forfeit (suffered a loss)
    einer Sache verlustig gehento lose something
    etwas für verlustig erklärento declare something forfeit

Declension

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Further reading

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  • verlustig” in Duden online
  • verlustig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache