German

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Etymology

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From Beruf +‎ -s- +‎ unfähig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁuːfsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ʔʊnˌfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ʔʊnˌfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧rufs‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective

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berufsunfähig (strong nominative masculine singular berufsunfähiger, comparative berufsunfähiger, superlative am berufsunfähigsten)

  1. unfit for work (due to illness, accident etc)

Declension

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