müßig

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German müezic, müezec, from Old High German muozīg, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtīg (opportune), from *mōtijan (to have opportunity), from Proto-West Germanic *mōtā (opportunity). By surface analysis, Muße +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: mü‧ßig

Adjective

müßig (strong nominative masculine singular müßiger, comparative müßiger, superlative am müßigsten)

  1. idle, without occupation
  2. pointless, vain, inane
    Es ist müßig, …It would be otiose to …
    eine müßige Fragea pointless question

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Further reading

  • müßig” in Duden online
  • müßig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • müßig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon