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German
Etymology
über- + mäßig or Übermaß + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌmɛːsɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌmeːsɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /-ˌmɛːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: über‧mä‧ßig
Adjective
übermäßig (strong nominative masculine singular übermäßiger, comparative übermäßiger, superlative am übermäßigsten)
- excessive, profuse
Declension
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