übrig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German überec. Compare Dutch overig. Equivalent to über +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbʁɪç/ (standard)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbrik/ (most speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʏbʁɪç/ (common in western Germany)

Adjective

übrig (strong nominative masculine singular übriger, not comparable)

  1. (attributive) rest of, remaining
  2. (predicative) left, left over; spare

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Further reading

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