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rassig

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German

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Etymology

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    Rasse +‎ -ig

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʁasɪç/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʁasɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
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    • Hyphenation: ras‧sig

    Adjective

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    rassig (strong nominative masculine singular rassiger, comparative rassiger, superlative am rassigsten)

    1. purebred
    2. (colloquial, figurative) hot-blooded
    3. (colloquial, figurative) efficient, powerful, or modern
    4. (colloquial, figurative, chiefly alpinism) challenging the athletic skills, swift and steep

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • rassig” in Duden online
    • rassig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • rassig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon