eitrig

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German

Etymology

Eiter +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯tʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯tʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: eit‧rig

Adjective

eitrig (strong nominative masculine singular eitriger, comparative eitriger, superlative am eitrigsten)

  1. purulent, suppurating, festering

Declension

Further reading

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