German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. first rate, first class
    Synonym: erstklassig

Declension

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Further reading

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