verlustig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Middle High German verlustec, corresponding to Verlust +‎ -ig

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧lus‧tig

Adjective[edit]

verlustig (strong nominative masculine singular verlustiger, not comparable)

  1. (dated, formal) lost, forfeit (suffered a loss)
    einer Sache verlustig gehento lose something
    etwas für verlustig erklärento declare something forfeit

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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