aussätzig

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German

Etymology

From Aussatz (leprosy) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯sˌzɛtsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯sˌzɛtsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧sät‧zig

Adjective

aussätzig (strong nominative masculine singular aussätziger, not comparable)

  1. (especially historical, biblical) leprous (having leprosy)
    Synonym: (now preferred in medical contexts) leprakrank
  2. (figurative) outcast; shunned; being a pariah
    Synonym: ausgestoßen

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