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German
Etymology
Umtrieb + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌtʁiːbɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌtʁiːbɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: um‧trie‧big
Adjective
umtriebig (strong nominative masculine singular umtriebiger, comparative umtriebiger, superlative am umtriebigsten)
- always on the go, go-getting, busy
- Synonyms: betriebsam, rührig
2023 May 22, Ronald Berg, “Übernutzter Tiergarten: Geschundene grüne Lunge”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Aber für die Inkaufnahme von Belästigungen und Zerstörungen durch Veranstaltungen im Tiergarten wird bislang keiner belangt. Vielleicht sollten hier wenigstens die sonst so umtriebigen Klimaschützer aktiv werden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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