übergriffig

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌɡʁɪfɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌɡʁɪfɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: über‧grif‧fig

Etymology 1[edit]

Übergriff +‎ -ig

Adjective[edit]

übergriffig (strong nominative masculine singular übergriffiger, not comparable)

  1. encroaching or infringing (upon someone's space, rights, or especially sexual self-determination)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

über- +‎ griffig

Adjective[edit]

übergriffig (strong nominative masculine singular übergriffiger, not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, of a tree) so large that a person cannot put their arms around it
Declension[edit]