müßig

German

Alternative forms

• müssig

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmyːsɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmyːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: mü‧ßig

Adjective

müßig (comparative müßiger, superlative am müßigsten)

1. idle

Derived terms

• Müßiggang

Further reading

• “müßig” in Duden online