-wöchig

German

Alternative forms

• -wochig (rare)

Etymology

From Woche +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvœçɪç] (standard)
• IPA^(key): [ˈvœçɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: -wö‧chig

Suffix

-wöchig

1. Builds an adjective that specifies the number of weeks in a duration or (less frequently) in an age.

Usage notes

In compounds with words, the suffix is appended to the word without a hyphen. In compounds with numbers, the suffix is appended to the word with a hyphen

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -wöchig

Further reading

• “-wöchig” in Duden online