German edit

Etymology edit

erste +‎ Klasse +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch eersteklas, Swedish förstklassig, Danish førsteklasses.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯stˌklasɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌklasɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: erst‧klas‧sig

Adjective edit

erstklassig (strong nominative masculine singular erstklassiger, comparative erstklassiger, superlative am erstklassigsten)

  1. first-class, first-rate
    Synonym: erstrangig

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