zwittrig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Zwitter +‎ -ig

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʋɪtʁɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʋɪtʁɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zwitt‧rig

Adjective[edit]

zwittrig (strong nominative masculine singular zwittriger, comparative zwittriger, superlative am zwittrigsten)

  1. hermaphroditic
  2. (figurative) having two apparently incompatible properties

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • zwittrig” in Duden online
  • zwittrig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zwittrig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon