German edit

Etymology edit

From Beruf +‎ -s- +‎ unfähig.

Pronunciation edit

  • 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)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧rufs‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective edit

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

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

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Further reading edit