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ohnmächtig

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German

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Etymology

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From late Middle High German ōnmehtig, ōmehtig, a variant of earlier ānmehtic, from Old High German āmahtīg. By surface analysis, ohne +‎ -mächtig or Ohnmacht +‎ -ig.

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Adjective

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ohnmächtig (strong nominative masculine singular ohnmächtiger, comparative ohnmächtiger, superlative am ohnmächtigsten)

  1. (medicine) unconscious (Having lost consciousness for a short time as in ohnmächtig werden ("to faint, to pass out").)
  2. powerless, helpless

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