marode

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French maraud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈʁoːdə/
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Adjective

marode (strong nominative masculine singular maroder, comparative maroder, superlative am marodesten)

  1. (dated, of a person) ailing, weak
    Synonym: erschöpft
  2. ramshackle, run-down, scruffy
    Synonyms: desolat, heruntergekommen, heruntergewirtschaftet, kaputt
    ein marode Firma(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2022 March 22, Florian Gathmann, Matthias Gebauer, “Krisentreffen mit Finanzminister Lindner: Union und Ampel rangeln um die Bundeswehrmilliarden”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Mit einem gigantischen Sonderbudget von 100 Milliarden Euro will Kanzler Scholz die marode Bundeswehr aufrüsten.
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Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: marod
  • Polish: maruda

Further reading

  • marode” in Duden online
  • marode” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache