verräterisch

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German

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Etymology

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Verräter (traitor) +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛːtəʁɪʃ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʁeːtəʁɪʃ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧rä‧te‧risch
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Adjective

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verräterisch (strong nominative masculine singular verräterischer, comparative verräterischer, superlative am verräterischsten)

  1. treasonous, traitorous
  2. telling, telltale (revealing information)

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