untätig

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German

Etymology

From un- (not) +‎ tätig (active).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɛːtɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnteːtɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɛːtɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: un‧tä‧tig

Adjective

untätig (strong nominative masculine singular untätiger, comparative untätiger, superlative am untätigsten)

  1. idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment)

Declension

Further reading

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