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tierisch

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?]. By surface analysis, Tier (animal) +‎ -isch (-ic, -ish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːʁɪʃ/
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Adjective

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tierisch (strong nominative masculine singular tierischer, comparative tierischer, superlative am tierischsten)

  1. (relational) animal; beastly, brutal
    Synonym: animalisch
  2. (slang) extremely
    tierisch geilextremely cool

Declension

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Further reading

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