eigenartig
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/, (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪk/
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: ei‧gen‧ar‧tig
Adjective
[edit]eigenartig (strong nominative masculine singular eigenartiger, comparative eigenartiger, superlative am eigenartigsten)
- peculiar, characteristic
- strange, odd
- Ist es nicht eigenartig, dass man die größte Abneigung ausgerechnet den Menschen entgegenbringt, die einem am ähnlichsten sind?
- Isn't it strange that we feel the greatest dislike for the very people who are most similar to us?
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “eigenartig” in Duden online
- “eigenartig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-
- German terms suffixed with -artig
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eyḱ-
- German 4-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
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