schwierig
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swiric, sweric (“full of boils”), a derivative of Schwäre. Cognate to Dutch zwerig (“full of boils”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃviːrɪç/, [ˈʃʋiːʁɪç] (German standard)
Audio (Germany): (file) - IPA(key): /ˈʃviːrik/ (Austria, Switzerland; also southern Germany)
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio (Germany): (file) - Rhymes: -iːrɪç, -iːrik
Adjective
[edit]schwierig (strong nominative masculine singular schwieriger, comparative schwieriger, superlative am schwierigsten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of schwierig
Comparative forms of schwierig
Superlative forms of schwierig
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/iːrɪç
- Rhymes:German/iːrɪç/2 syllables
- Rhymes:German/iːrik
- Rhymes:German/iːrik/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German adjectives