aufsässig

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ûfsetzec. By surface analysis, aufsitzen +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯fˌzɛsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯fˌsɛsɪk/, (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧säs‧sig

Adjective

aufsässig (strong nominative masculine singular aufsässiger, comparative aufsässiger, superlative am aufsässigsten)

  1. recalcitrant, rebellious, defiant, insubordinate

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Further reading

  • aufsässig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • aufsässig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon