fleißig
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See also: fleissig
German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vlīȥic, vlīȥec, from Old High German flīȥīg. By surface analysis, Fleiß + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯sɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: flei‧ßig
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Adjective
[edit]fleißig (strong nominative masculine singular fleißiger, comparative fleißiger, superlative am fleißigsten)
- diligent, hard-working, industrious, busy, assiduous, sedulous
- (by extension) studious
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- German terms with obsolete senses
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
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