fragwürdig
German
Etymology
fragen (“to ask”) + -würdig (“-worthy”)
Coined by August Wilhelm Schlegel in his translation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʁaːkˌvʏʁdɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌvʏʁdɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: frag‧wür‧dig
Adjective
fragwürdig (strong nominative masculine singular fragwürdiger, comparative fragwürdiger, superlative am fragwürdigsten)
- questionable (inviting questions)
- August Wilhelm Schlegel, translation of Hamlet:
- Du kommst in so fragwürdiger Gestalt, < br /> Ich rede doch mit dir.
- Thou comest in such a questionable shape
That I will speak to thee. - (Shakespeare, Hamlet)
- Thou comest in such a questionable shape
- August Wilhelm Schlegel, translation of Hamlet:
- questionable (inviting doubt)
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- “fragwürdig” in Duden online
- “fragwürdig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache