Jump to content

verlustig

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Middle High German verlustec, corresponding to Verlust +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧lus‧tig

Adjective

[edit]

verlustig (strong nominative masculine singular verlustiger, not comparable)

  1. (dated, formal) lost, forfeit (suffered a loss)
    einer Sache verlustig gehento lose something
    etwas für verlustig erklärento declare something forfeit

Declension

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • verlustig” in Duden online
  • verlustig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache