German edit

Etymology edit

erste +‎ Rang +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch eersterangs, Swedish förstarangs, Danish førsterangs.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯stˌʁaŋɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʁaŋɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: erst‧ran‧gig

Adjective edit

erstrangig (strong nominative masculine singular erstrangiger, comparative erstrangiger, superlative am erstrangigsten)

  1. first rate, first class
    Synonym: erstklassig

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • erstrangig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erstrangig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon