arbeitsunfähig

German

Etymology

From Arbeit (“work”) + unfähig (“incapable”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌʔʊnfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌʔʊnfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: ar‧beits‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective

arbeitsunfähig (not comparable)

1. unfit for work
2. unable to work

Further reading

• “arbeitsunfähig” in Duden online