-tägig

German

Etymology

From Tag +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːɡɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈteːɡɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: tä‧gig

Suffix

-tägig

1. in compound words: days old
2. in compound words: days lasting

Usage notes

• If combined with a number written with digits, a hyphen may be used in the compound word (e.g. 3tägig or 3-tägig); if combined with a word, no hyphen is used (e.g. dreitägig). However, the spelling reform rules of 1996 etc. proscribe spellings like 3tägig and prescribe spellings like 3-tägig.

Derived terms

• German terms suffixed with -tägig