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schäbig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schebic, equivalent to Schabe +‎ -ig. Cognate with Middle Dutch schabbich, Middle Low German schabbich, schēvesch (miserable). More at shabby.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːbɪç/, [ˈʃɛːbɪç], [ˈʃeːbɪç] (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːbɪk/, [-ɛː-], [-eː-] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛbɪç/ (western Germany, colloquial)
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  • Hyphenation: schä‧big

Adjective

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schäbig (strong nominative masculine singular schäbiger, comparative schäbiger, superlative am schäbigsten)

  1. shabby, shoddy; dilapidated
  2. sordid, sleazy, tawdry

Declension

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Further reading

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