German

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Etymology

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über- +‎ eifrig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌaɪ̯fʁɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /-ˌaɪ̯fʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: über‧eif‧rig

Adjective

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übereifrig (strong nominative masculine singular übereifriger, comparative übereifriger, superlative am übereifrigsten)

  1. overzealous

Declension

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