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verdächtig

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See also: -verdächtig

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verdæhtic, ferdæhtic, equivalent to Verdacht +‎ -ig. Cognate with Middle Low German vördachtich, vördechtich, German Low German verdächtig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧däch‧tig

Adjective

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verdächtig (strong nominative masculine singular verdächtiger, not comparable)

  1. suspicious, suspect

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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