German edit

Etymology edit

Flug (flight, flying) +‎ unfähig (unable)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfluːkˌʊnfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʊnfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʊnfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: flug‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective edit

flugunfähig (strong nominative masculine singular flugunfähiger, not comparable)

  1. (ornithology) flightless
  2. (aviation) unairworthy

Declension edit

Further reading edit