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German
Etymology
From Arbeit (“work”) + -s- + unfähig (“incapable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌʔʊnfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /-ˌʔʊnfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: ar‧beits‧un‧fä‧hig
Adjective
arbeitsunfähig (strong nominative masculine singular arbeitsunfähiger, not comparable)
- unfit for work
- unable to work
Declension
Positive forms of arbeitsunfähig (uncomparable)
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