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German
Etymology
schwer (“hard”) + hören (“to hear”) + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌhøːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: schwer‧hö‧rig
Adjective
schwerhörig (strong nominative masculine singular schwerhöriger, comparative schwerhöriger, superlative am schwerhörigsten)
- hard of hearing
- Synonym: hörgeschädigt
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