schwierig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German swiric, sweric (full of boils), a derivative of Schwäre. Cognate to Dutch zwerig (full of boils).

Pronunciation

Adjective

schwierig (strong nominative masculine singular schwieriger, comparative schwieriger, superlative am schwierigsten)

  1. difficult, hard, challenging, tough
    Synonym: schwer
  2. (of a person) difficult, prickly

Declension

Further reading

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