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German
Etymology
From Middle High German hōchmüetic, from Old High German hōhmuotīg. By surface analysis, Hochmut + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːχˌmyːtɪç/ (Germany; less common in southern regiolects)
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːχˌmyːtɪk/, /-ɪɡ̊/, /-iɡ̊/ (most common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːχˌmyːtɪɕ/, /-ɪʃ/ (all central German dialects)
- Hyphenation: hoch‧mü‧tig
Adjective
hochmütig (strong nominative masculine singular hochmütiger, comparative hochmütiger, superlative am hochmütigsten)
- haughty, superciliously, arrogant
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