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German
Etymology
matt + -igkeit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmatɪçkaɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Mat‧tig‧keit
Noun
Mattigkeit f (genitive Mattigkeit, no plural)
- fatigue, exhaustion
1843, Brothers Grimm, “Die beiden Wanderer”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, page 121:Aber am fünften Morgen konnte der arme Schneider nicht mehr aufstehen und vor Mattigkeit kaum ein Wort herausbringen; die Backen waren ihm weiß und die Augen roth. Da sagte der Schuster zu ihm „ich will dir heute ein Stück Brot geben, aber dafür will ich dir dein rechtes Auge ausstechen.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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