eiterig

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German eiteric, eitric, eiterec, eitrec, from Old High German eitarīg, eittarīg, from Proto-Germanic *aitrīgaz, equivalent to Eiter +‎ -ig. Cognate with English attery, Dutch etterig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯təʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯təʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ei‧te‧rig

Adjective

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eiterig (strong nominative masculine singular eiteriger, comparative eiteriger, superlative am eiterigsten)

  1. purulent, suppurating, festering

Declension

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