German edit

Etymology edit

Zwitter +‎ -ig

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʋɪtʁɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʋɪtʁɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zwitt‧rig

Adjective edit

zwittrig (strong nominative masculine singular zwittriger, comparative zwittriger, superlative am zwittrigsten)

  1. hermaphroditic
  2. (figurative) having two apparently incompatible properties

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • zwittrig” in Duden online
  • zwittrig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zwittrig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon