untertänig

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German

Etymology

untertan +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧tä‧nig

Adjective

untertänig (strong nominative masculine singular untertäniger, comparative untertäniger, superlative am untertänigsten)

  1. subservient, submissive
    Synonyms: unterwürfig, ergeben, devot

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