prätentiös

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See also: prætentiøs

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French prétentieux.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛtɛnˈt͡si̯øːs/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: prä‧ten‧ti‧ös

Adjective[edit]

prätentiös (strong nominative masculine singular prätentiöser, comparative prätentiöser, superlative am prätentiösesten)

  1. (higher register) pretentious
    Synonym: anspruchsvoll

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