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prekär

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See also: prekær

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French précaire, from Latin precarius.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁeˈkɛːɐ̯/, /pʁeˈkeːɐ̯/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: pre‧kär

Adjective

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prekär (strong nominative masculine singular prekärer, comparative prekärer, superlative am prekärsten)

  1. precarious (especially in terms of economic or living conditions)
    in/unter prekären Verhältnissenunder precarious conditions, in a precarious situation
    • 2017, Christiane Rösinger, “Eigentumswohnung”, in Lieder ohne Leiden:
      Wir leben eigentlich selber prekär / Wenn das mit der Wohnung nicht wär
      We would be living precariously ourselves / If it weren't for the apartment

Declension

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Further reading

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  • prekär” in Duden online
  • prekär” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French précaire, from Latin precarius.

Adjective

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prekär (comparative prekärare, superlative prekärast)

  1. precarious
    Prekärast är situationen i socialnämnden.
    Most precarious is the situation in the social committee.

Declension

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Inflection of prekär
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular prekär prekärare prekärast
neuter singular prekärt prekärare prekärast
plural prekära prekärare prekärast
masculine plural2 prekäre prekärare prekärast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 prekäre prekärare prekäraste
all prekära prekärare prekäraste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Further reading

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  • prekär”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • prekär in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)